Bed-jacket vs Small shell ginger

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Small shell ginger
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Alpinia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Alpinia mutica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Small shell ginger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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.