Bigfruit Ocotea vs chainfruit

Ocotea megacarpa compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Bigfruit Ocotea is Data Deficient while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigfruit Ocotea	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lauraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ocotea	Alyxia
Species	Ocotea megacarpa	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bigfruit Ocotea

DD — Data Deficient

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigfruit Ocotea	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigfruit Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Bigfruit Ocotea

The Bigfruit Ocotea (Ocotea megacarpa) is a species in the genus Ocotea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.