Bed-jacket vs Blood root

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Justicia secunda

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Blood root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Blood root
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Justicia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Justicia secunda

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Blood root share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Blood root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Blood root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Blood root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) 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.

Blood root

The Blood root (Justicia secunda) is a species in the genus Justicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.