Basket Elm vs Blackboard Tree

Ulmus crassifolia compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Elm	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ulmaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ulmus	Alstonia
Species	Ulmus crassifolia	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Basket Elm

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Elm	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Elm

Habitat

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

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.

Basket Elm

The Basket Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.