chainfruit vs Jio

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Commelina benghalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Jio
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Commelina
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Commelina benghalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Jio share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Jio
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Jio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.