chainfruit vs West Indies cherry

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	West Indies cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alyxia	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Prunus myrtifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.