chainfruit vs Jointed Charlock

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Raphanus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Raphanus raphanistrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Jointed Charlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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.