chainfruit vs Gum-elemi

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Gum-elemi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Burseraceae
Genus	Alyxia	Bursera
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Bursera simaruba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.