Blackboard Tree vs False Death-Cap

Alstonia scholaris compared with Amanita citrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Apocynaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Alstonia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	False Death-Cap
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.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States