Centaury vs chainfruit

Psephellus taochius compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Psephellus	Alyxia
Species	Psephellus taochius	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus taochius) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.