Alectryon vs

Alectryon tropicus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Exobasidium
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.