Blackstem Spleenwort vs chainfruit

Asplenium resiliens compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Alyxia
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackstem Spleenwort and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.