Beach Acronychia vs Water yam

Acronychia imperforata compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Rutaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Dioscorea
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Acronychia and Water yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 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.