Blackboard Tree vs Vine Maple

Alstonia scholaris compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Vine Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Acer
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Acer circinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Vine Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.