African Elemi vs California alder

Canarium schweinfurthii compared with Alnus rhombifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Elemi	California alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Burseraceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Canarium	Alnus
Species	Canarium schweinfurthii	Alnus rhombifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Elemi

LC — Least Concern

California alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Elemi	California alder
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.

California alder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

California alder

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