African Elemi vs bastard copperleaf

Canarium schweinfurthii compared with Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Elemi	bastard copperleaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Burseraceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Canarium	Acalypha
Species	Canarium schweinfurthii	Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

African Elemi and bastard copperleaf share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African Elemi

LC — Least Concern

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Elemi	bastard copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Elemi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chad and Guinea.

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African Elemi

The African Elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii) is a species in the genus Canarium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and.

bastard copperleaf

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