echite vs Stinging Tree

Alstonia scholaris compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echite	Stinging Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Urticaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Dendrocnide
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Dendrocnide peltata

Evolutionary Relationship

echite and Stinging Tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

echite

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echite	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.