Teufelsbaum vs Hornfrucht-Ahorn

Alstonia scholaris compared with Acer diabolicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	Hornfrucht-Ahorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Acer
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Acer diabolicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Teufelsbaum and Hornfrucht-Ahorn share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Hornfrucht-Ahorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Hornfrucht-Ahorn
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.

Hornfrucht-Ahorn

Habitat

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.