chainfruit vs bajagua

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Senna alata

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while bajagua is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	bajagua
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Senna
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Senna alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

bajagua

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	bajagua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

bajagua

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.