chainfruit vs vine-sorrel

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Cissus trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	vine-sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Vitaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Cissus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Cissus trifoliata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	vine-sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.