Teufelsbaum vs Stink-Kassie

Alstonia scholaris compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Teufelsbaum Stink-Kassie
Kingdom same Plantae (Pflanzen) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Gentianales (Enzianartige) Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family Apocynaceae Fabaceae
Genus Alstonia Senna
Species Alstonia scholaris Senna occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Stink-Kassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Teufelsbaum Stink-Kassie
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.

Stink-Kassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

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.

Stink-Kassie

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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