chainfruit vs spatheflower

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	spatheflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Araceae
Genus	Alyxia	Spathiphyllum
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

spatheflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	spatheflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

spatheflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.