chainfruit vs Maui's paddle

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Maui's paddle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Elaphoglossum
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Maui's paddle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.