African plume vs Alectryon

Bauhinia galpinii compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• African plume is Least Concern while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African plume	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	Bauhinia	Alectryon
Species	Bauhinia galpinii	Alectryon tropicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African plume

LC — Least Concern

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African plume	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African plume

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

Alectryon

Habitat

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

African plume

The African plume (Bauhinia galpinii) is a species in the genus Bauhinia. 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.