echite vs False Truffle

Alstonia scholaris compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echite	False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Elaphomyces
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

echite

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echite	False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

echite

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.

False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

echite

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States