American basil vs chainfruit

Ocimum americanum compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• American basil is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American basil	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ocimum	Alyxia
Species	Ocimum americanum	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American basil and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American basil

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American basil	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

American basil

The American basil (Ocimum americanum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.