Beach Acronychia vs Sapele

Acronychia imperforata compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Sapele
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	Entandrophragma
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.