chainfruit vs Dilated Scalewort

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Frullania
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Frullania dilatata

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Dilated Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.