chainfruit vs Long john

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Long john
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Triplaris
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Triplaris weigeltiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Long john
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.