chainfruit vs desert amaranth

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Amaranthus macrocarpus

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while desert amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	desert amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Amaranthus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Amaranthus macrocarpus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

desert amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	desert amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

desert amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.