Beach Acronychia vs Mexican cedar

Acronychia imperforata compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Mexican cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rutaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Cedrela
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Cedrela odorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Acronychia and Mexican cedar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Mexican cedar
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.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.