African yellowwood vs Yellow Dodder

Annickia chlorantha compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• African yellowwood is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	Yellow 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 chlorantha	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellowwood	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.