Alistonia vs Vine Maple

Alstonia scholaris compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Alistonia is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alistonia	Vine Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Acer
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Acer circinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alistonia

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alistonia	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.