Beach moonflower vs chainfruit

Ipomoea violacea compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ipomoea	Alyxia
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. 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.