chainfruit vs Japanese glorybower

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Clerodendrum japonicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Japanese glorybower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Clerodendrum
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Clerodendrum japonicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Japanese glorybower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Japanese glorybower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Japanese glorybower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guyana, Japan, Suriname, 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.