Bigfruit Ocotea vs Teufelsbaum

Ocotea megacarpa compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Bigfruit Ocotea is Data Deficient while Teufelsbaum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigfruit Ocotea	Teufelsbaum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Laurales (Lorbeerartige)	Gentianales (Enzianartige)
Family	Lauraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ocotea	Alstonia
Species	Ocotea megacarpa	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bigfruit Ocotea and Teufelsbaum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bigfruit Ocotea

DD — Data Deficient

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigfruit Ocotea	Teufelsbaum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigfruit Ocotea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Teufelsbaum

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Bigfruit Ocotea

The Bigfruit Ocotea (Ocotea megacarpa) is a species in the genus Ocotea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Teufelsbaum

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.