chainfruit vs Hawaiian Jackbean

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Canavalia hawaiiensis

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Hawaiian Jackbean is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Hawaiian Jackbean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Canavalia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Canavalia hawaiiensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Hawaiian Jackbean

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Hawaiian Jackbean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Hawaiian Jackbean

Habitat

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

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.