Beach Pea vs chainfruit

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	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	Lathyrus	Alyxia
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct 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.