chainfruit vs Red Balau

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Red Balau
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Shorea
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Shorea collina

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Red Balau share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.