chainfruit vs island mallow

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while island mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	island mallow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Malva
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Malva assurgentiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	island mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.

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.