chainfruit vs forked veilwort

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	forked veilwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Metzgeria
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Metzgeria furcata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	forked veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.