Blackboard Tree vs Sandy Laccaria

Alstonia scholaris compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Laccaria
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Sandy Laccaria
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.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.