chainfruit vs Redstem Cassava

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Redstem Cassava
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Manihot
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Manihot rubricaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Redstem Cassava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Redstem Cassava

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.