chainfruit vs mountain-pepper

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	mountain-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lauraceae
Genus	Alyxia	Litsea
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Litsea cubeba

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and mountain-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.