Apple Canker vs Blackboard Tree

Neonectria ditissima compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Canker	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Sordariomycetes (동충하초강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hypocreales (동충하초목)	Gentianales (용담목)
Family	Nectriaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Neonectria	Alstonia
Species	Neonectria ditissima	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Apple Canker

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Canker	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Canker

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Apple Canker

The Apple Canker (Neonectria ditissima) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.