chainfruit vs White cedar

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Tabebuia heterophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	White cedar
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	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Tabebuia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Tabebuia heterophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

White cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	White cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

White cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.