chainfruit vs screw-pine

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	screw-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Pandanus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Pandanus spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and screw-pine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

screw-pine

Habitat

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

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.