Alectryon vs Pencil Cedar

Alectryon tropicus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Polyscias
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Polyscias murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Pencil Cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.