Teufelsbaum vs Long-bracted Dandelion

Alstonia scholaris compared with Taraxacum lingulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	Long-bracted Dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alstonia	Taraxacum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Taraxacum lingulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Teufelsbaum and Long-bracted Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Long-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Long-bracted Dandelion
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.

Long-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.