chainfruit vs paradise-nut

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Lecythis zabucajo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	paradise-nut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Lecythis
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Lecythis zabucajo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.