chainfruit vs Jack bean

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Jack bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Canavalia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Canavalia ensiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Jack bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, 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.