beach alectryon vs Indian-nut

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Indian-nut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Areca
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Areca catechu

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Indian-nut share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.