American dodder vs Blackboard Tree

Cuscuta americana compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• American dodder is Not Evaluated while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Alstonia
Species	Cuscuta americana	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

American dodder and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.