Blue Cycad vs chainfruit

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Zamiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Encephalartos	Alyxia
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.

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.