Beach-tea vs chainfruit

Croton punctatus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-tea	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Croton	Alyxia
Species	Croton punctatus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach-tea

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-tea	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Beach-tea

The Beach-tea (Croton punctatus) is a species in the genus Croton. 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.