Blistering Ammania vs Forest Num-num

Ammannia baccifera compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Forest Num-num
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lythraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Carissa
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Carissa bispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Forest Num-num share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian