American dodder vs Cay Sua

Cuscuta americana compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• American dodder is Not Evaluated while Cay Sua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	Cay Sua
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Bộ Cà)	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Alstonia
Species	Cuscuta americana	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cay Sua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	Cay Sua
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.

Cay Sua

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.

Cay Sua

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.