Adzuki bean vs Alectryon

Vigna angularis compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• Adzuki bean is Least Concern while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adzuki bean	Alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Vigna	Alectryon
Species	Vigna angularis	Alectryon tropicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Adzuki bean and Alectryon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Adzuki bean

LC — Least Concern

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adzuki bean	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adzuki bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Adzuki bean

The Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is a species in the genus Vigna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.