Bed-jacket vs Cutleaf groundcherry

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Physalis angulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Cutleaf groundcherry
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Sapindaceae Solanaceae
Genus Alectryon Physalis
Species Alectryon tomentosus Physalis angulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Cutleaf groundcherry
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.

Cutleaf groundcherry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (41 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Cutleaf groundcherry

No description available.

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