chainfruit vs Coralbush

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Jatropha multifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Coralbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Jatropha
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Jatropha multifida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Coralbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Coralbush

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.