chainfruit vs Wild Cane

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Piper reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Wild Cane
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Piperaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Piper
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Piper reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Wild Cane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Wild Cane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.