chainfruit vs Fourspike heliotrope

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Euploca
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Euploca procumbens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Fourspike heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, 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.