chainfruit vs Elegant Polypore

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Cerioporus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.