chainfruit vs Lagos-rubber

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Funtumia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Funtumia africana

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Lagos-rubber share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.