chainfruit vs Forsythia

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Forsythia suspensa

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Forsythia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Forsythia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Forsythia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Forsythia suspensa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Forsythia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Forsythia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Forsythia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.