Cay Sua vs Bracken

Alstonia scholaris compared with Pteridium aquilinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cay Sua	Bracken
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)
Order	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Pteridium
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Pteridium aquilinum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cay Sua and Bracken share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (thực vật)

Conservation Status

Cay Sua

LC — Least Concern

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cay Sua	Bracken
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States