Teufelsbaum vs Wilde Fingerhirse

Alstonia scholaris compared with Eleusine indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	Wilde Fingerhirse
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alstonia	Eleusine
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Eleusine indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Teufelsbaum and Wilde Fingerhirse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Ansehen Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Wilde Fingerhirse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Wilde Fingerhirse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Wilde Fingerhirse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

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.