Cay Sua vs Gum-elemi

Alstonia scholaris compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Cay Sua is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cay Sua	Gum-elemi
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)	Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn)
Family	Apocynaceae	Burseraceae
Genus	Alstonia	Bursera
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Bursera simaruba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cay Sua

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cay Sua	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.