alstonia vs Button Dodder

Alstonia boonei compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Button Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Cuscuta
Species	Alstonia boonei	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Evolutionary Relationship

alstonia and Button Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.