Blackboard Tree vs Elastic Saddle

Alstonia scholaris compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Pezizomycetes (술잔버섯강)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Pezizales (주발버섯목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Helvella
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Elastic Saddle
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.

Elastic Saddle

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

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.