Beach Acronychia vs cow-itch

Acronychia imperforata compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	cow-itch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rutaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Mucuna
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Mucuna pruriens

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Acronychia and cow-itch share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Acronychia

Habitat

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

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Beach Acronychia

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