Blackboard Tree vs Twisted Deceiver

Alstonia scholaris compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Laccaria
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Twisted Deceiver
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.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.