chainfruit vs pepper-elder

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Piper amalago

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while pepper-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	pepper-elder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Piperaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Piper
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Piper amalago

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

pepper-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

pepper-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.