chainfruit vs elderberry-ash

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Polyscias sambucifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	elderberry-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Polyscias
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Polyscias sambucifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	elderberry-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

elderberry-ash

Habitat

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.