Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea vs chainfruit

Lathyrus latifolius compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea	chainfruit
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	Lathyrus	Alyxia
Species	Lathyrus latifolius	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

The Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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.