African Ansellia vs arrowroot

Ansellia africana compared with Thalia geniculata

Key Differences

• African Ansellia is Vulnerable while arrowroot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ansellia	arrowroot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Orchidaceae	Salpidae
Genus	Ansellia	Thalia
Species	Ansellia africana	Thalia geniculata

Conservation Status

African Ansellia

VU — Vulnerable

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ansellia	arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ansellia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

African Ansellia

The African Ansellia (Ansellia africana) is a species in the genus Ansellia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.