chainfruit vs Lesser Scalewort

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Frullania
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Frullania microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Lesser Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.