Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs chainfruit

Acer negundo compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acer	Alyxia
Species	Acer negundo	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.