black pea vs chainfruit

Lathyrus niger compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• black pea is Near Threatened while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black pea	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fabaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lathyrus	Alyxia
Species	Lathyrus niger	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black pea

NT — Near Threatened

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black pea	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

black pea

The Black Pea (Lathyrus niger) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.