Alectryon vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hypericum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hypericum humifusum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Trailing St. Johnswort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.