chainfruit vs northern red currant

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Ribes spicatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	northern red currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Ribes
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Ribes spicatum

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and northern red currant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

northern red currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	northern red currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

northern red currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).

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.