Cay Sua vs Candelnut

Alstonia scholaris compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cay Sua	Candelnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)	Malpighiales (Bộ Sơ ri)
Family	Apocynaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Aleurites
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cay Sua

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cay Sua	Candelnut
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.

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.