Blackboard Tree vs niruri

Alstonia scholaris compared with Phyllanthus niruri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	niruri
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Alstonia	Phyllanthus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Phyllanthus niruri

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

niruri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	niruri
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.

niruri

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (China, Qatar), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.