chainfruit vs Fiveangled dodder

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Gentianales (龙胆目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Cuscuta
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Cuscuta pentagona

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Fiveangled dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (木兰纲)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), 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.