African yellowwood vs Alligatorweed

Annickia chlorantha compared with Alternanthera philoxeroides

Key Differences

• African yellowwood is Least Concern while Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	Alligatorweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Annonaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Annickia	Alternanthera
Species	Annickia chlorantha	Alternanthera philoxeroides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellowwood	Alligatorweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellowwood

Habitat

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

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

African yellowwood

The African yellowwood (Annickia chlorantha) 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.

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.