Blackboard Tree vs White Brain

Alstonia scholaris compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	White Brain
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Auriculariales (목이목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Exidia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	White Brain
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.

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.