Blueskin vs Silkrubber

Acacia irrorata compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blueskin	Silkrubber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fabaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acacia	Funtumia
Species	Acacia irrorata	Funtumia elastica

Evolutionary Relationship

Blueskin and Silkrubber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blueskin

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blueskin	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blueskin

Habitat

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

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

Blueskin

The Blueskin (Acacia irrorata) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.