African yellowwood vs silk-floss tree

Annickia chlorantha compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	silk-floss tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Annonaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Annickia	Ceiba
Species	Annickia chlorantha	Ceiba speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

African yellowwood and silk-floss tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellowwood	silk-floss tree
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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.