Blackboard Tree vs dangling suncress

Alstonia scholaris compared with Boechera retrofracta

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while dangling suncress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	dangling suncress
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Boechera
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Boechera retrofracta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

dangling suncress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	dangling suncress
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.

dangling suncress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.