African basil vs chainfruit

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• African basil is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African basil	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ocimum	Alyxia
Species	Ocimum gratissimum	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

African basil and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African basil

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African basil	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

African basil

The African basil (Ocimum gratissimum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, and Chile.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.