Ekouk vs Stinking Juniper

Alstonia boonei compared with Juniperus foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ekouk	Stinking Juniper
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Juniperus
Species	Alstonia boonei	Juniperus foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ekouk and Stinking Juniper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plante)

Conservation Status

Ekouk

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ekouk	Stinking Juniper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ekouk

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Stinking Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Ekouk

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.