chainfruit vs Katung Fa

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Alstonia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Katung Fa share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.