Teufelsbaum vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Alstonia scholaris compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Teufelsbaum is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	Thin-leaved Centaury
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	Centaurea
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Centaurea leptophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Teufelsbaum and Thin-leaved Centaury share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.

Thin-leaved Centaury

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.