Beach Acronychia vs Greater dodder

Acronychia imperforata compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Greater dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Rutaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Cuscuta
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.