Bed-jacket vs inkberry

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cestrum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while inkberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	inkberry
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	Cestrum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Cestrum laevigatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

inkberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	inkberry
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.

inkberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (6 countries).

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.