Blackboard Tree vs Flag Iris

Alstonia scholaris compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Flag Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Mantodea (사마귀목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alstonia	Iris
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Iris pseudacorus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.