Beach Bean vs chainfruit

Canavalia rosea compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Bean	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fabaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Canavalia	Alyxia
Species	Canavalia rosea	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Bean and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beach Bean

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Bean	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, and Taiwan.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Beach Bean

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

chainfruit

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