Bitter Pumpkin vs chainfruit

Cucurbita lundelliana compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Pumpkin	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cucurbita	Alyxia
Species	Cucurbita lundelliana	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

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

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.