Teufelsbaum vs Limette

Alstonia scholaris compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Teufelsbaum is Least Concern while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	Limette
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	Rutaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Citrus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Citrus aurantiifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Limette
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.

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States