Blistering Ammania vs Macadamia

Ammannia baccifera compared with Macadamia integrifolia

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Macadamia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Macadamia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Lythraceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Macadamia
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Macadamia integrifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Macadamia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Macadamia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Macadamia
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).

Macadamia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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