African Walnut vs chainfruit

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Meliaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lovoa	Alyxia
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

African Walnut

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

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.