Bellyache bush vs chainfruit

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Jatropha	Alyxia
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellyache bush

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.