American Buckeye vs sugar-plum

Aesculus glabra compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	sugar-plum
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	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Uapaca
Species	Aesculus glabra	Uapaca guineensis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and sugar-plum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

American Buckeye

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