chainfruit vs Running mountaingrass

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apocynaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alyxia	Oplismenus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Oplismenus compositus

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Running mountaingrass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Running mountaingrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (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.