chainfruit vs round-leaf cassia

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Chamaecrista
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and round-leaf cassia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.