alchorntree vs Conch apple

Alchornea rugosa compared with Passiflora maliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alchorntree	Conch apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Passifloraceae
Genus	Alchornea	Passiflora
Species	Alchornea rugosa	Passiflora maliformis

Evolutionary Relationship

alchorntree and Conch apple share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malpighiales. (Malpighiales)

Conservation Status

alchorntree

LC — Least Concern

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alchorntree	Conch apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alchorntree

Habitat

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

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

alchorntree

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