Alistonia vs sola pith

Alstonia scholaris compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alistonia	sola pith
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Aeschynomene
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Aeschynomene afraspera

Evolutionary Relationship

Alistonia and sola pith share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alistonia

LC — Least Concern

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alistonia	sola pith
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.

sola pith

Habitat

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

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.