Blackboard Tree vs Contrary Webcap

Alstonia scholaris compared with Cortinarius variicolor

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Contrary Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Gentianales (龙胆目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Cortinarius
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Cortinarius variicolor

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Contrary Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

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.

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blackboard Tree

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.