chainfruit vs Pineland False Buttonweed

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Spermacoce tetraquetra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Pineland False Buttonweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Spermacoce
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Spermacoce tetraquetra

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Pineland False Buttonweed share a common ancestor at the Order level: Gentianales. (Gentianales)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Pineland False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Pineland False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.