Cay Sua vs Tiny vetch

Alstonia scholaris compared with Vicia hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cay Sua	Tiny vetch
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)	Fabales (Bộ Đậu)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Vicia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Vicia hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cay Sua

LC — Least Concern

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cay Sua	Tiny vetch
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.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States