Blistering Ammania vs Gorongo Cycad

Ammannia baccifera compared with Encephalartos manikensis

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Gorongo Cycad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Gorongo Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Lythraceae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Encephalartos
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Encephalartos manikensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Gorongo Cycad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Gorongo Cycad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Gorongo Cycad
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).

Gorongo Cycad

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