Alectryon vs fiddle-leaf morning-glory

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ipomoea imperati

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while fiddle-leaf morning-glory is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	fiddle-leaf morning-glory
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Ipomoea
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ipomoea imperati

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and fiddle-leaf morning-glory share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

fiddle-leaf morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	fiddle-leaf morning-glory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

fiddle-leaf morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Tunisia), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.