Alectryon vs Pinwheelflower

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pinwheelflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Tabernaemontana
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.