Bed-jacket vs Poison devil's-pepper

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Sapindaceae Apocynaceae
Genus Alectryon Rauvolfia
Species Alectryon tomentosus Rauvolfia vomitoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Poison devil's-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon 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.

Poison devil's-pepper

No description available.

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