chainfruit vs Stickbush

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Clerodendrum chinense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Stickbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Clerodendrum
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Clerodendrum chinense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Stickbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Stickbush

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.