Beach Acronychia vs Elephant Apple

Acronychia imperforata compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Rutaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Dillenia
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Acronychia and Elephant Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.