Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs chainfruit

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manihot	Alyxia
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Buckeye-leafed Cassava and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.