chainfruit vs red-cedar

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	red-cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Trichilia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Trichilia hirta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	red-cedar
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-cedar

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.