butterfly-pea vs chainfruit

Centrosema virginianum compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-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	Centrosema	Alyxia
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

butterfly-pea and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. 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.