castanheiro-da-áfrica vs Alectryon

Blighia sapida compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• castanheiro-da-áfrica is Not Evaluated while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	castanheiro-da-áfrica	Alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Blighia	Alectryon
Species	Blighia sapida	Alectryon tropicus

Evolutionary Relationship

castanheiro-da-áfrica and Alectryon share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sapindaceae.

Conservation Status

castanheiro-da-áfrica

NE — Not Evaluated

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	castanheiro-da-áfrica	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

castanheiro-da-áfrica

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Alectryon

Habitat

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

castanheiro-da-áfrica

The Akee (Blighia sapida) is a species in the genus Blighia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.