Bitter Nightshade vs chainfruit

Solanum dulcamara compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Nightshade	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Solanaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Solanum	Alyxia
Species	Solanum dulcamara	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Nightshade	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Israel, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Bitter Nightshade

The Bitter Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

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.