Blackboard Tree vs Gorongo Cycad

Alstonia scholaris compared with Encephalartos manikensis

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Gorongo Cycad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Gorongo Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Encephalartos
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Encephalartos manikensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Gorongo Cycad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Gorongo Cycad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Gorongo Cycad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

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.

Gorongo Cycad

Blackboard Tree

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.