Alistonia vs frog rush

Alstonia scholaris compared with Juncus ranarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alistonia	frog rush
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apocynaceae	Juncaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Juncus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Juncus ranarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Alistonia and frog rush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Alistonia

LC — Least Concern

frog rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alistonia	frog rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alistonia

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.

frog rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

Alistonia

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.