Bed-jacket vs cross-leaf honey myrtle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Melaleuca decussata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	cross-leaf honey myrtle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Melaleuca
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Melaleuca decussata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and cross-leaf honey myrtle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

cross-leaf honey myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	cross-leaf honey myrtle
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.

cross-leaf honey myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and South Africa.

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.