beach alectryon vs Gunpowder tree

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Melochia
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Melochia umbellata

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Gunpowder tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.