African yellow wood vs Fringed dodder

Annickia affinis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• African yellow wood is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Fringed dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Annonaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Annickia	Cuscuta
Species	Annickia affinis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

African yellow wood and Fringed dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

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

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

African yellow wood

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