African winged-bean vs beach alectryon

Psophocarpus palustris compared with Alectryon coriaceus

Key Differences

• African winged-bean is Not Evaluated while beach alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African winged-bean	beach 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	Psophocarpus	Alectryon
Species	Psophocarpus palustris	Alectryon coriaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

African winged-bean and beach alectryon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African winged-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African winged-bean	beach alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African winged-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

African winged-bean

The African winged-bean (Psophocarpus palustris) is a species in the genus Psophocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

beach alectryon

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