Alectryon vs Yellow Dodder

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cuscuta
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.