Asian swordfern vs Blackboard Tree

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

  • Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian swordfern Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same Plantae (식물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Tracheophyta Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Polypodiopsida (고사리강) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Polypodiales (고사리목) Gentianales (용담목)
Family Nephrolepidaceae Apocynaceae
Genus Nephrolepis Alstonia
Species Nephrolepis brownii Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (식물)

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian swordfern Blackboard Tree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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