chainfruit vs Valley redstem

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Valley redstem
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Alyxia	Ammannia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Ammannia coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Valley redstem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, 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.