chainfruit vs Gut Weed

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Gut Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Ulva
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Ulva intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.