'Ihi vs New Zealand-yam

Oxalis corniculata compared with Oxalis tuberosa

Key Differences

• 'Ihi is Least Concern while New Zealand-yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'Ihi	New Zealand-yam
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 same	Oxalidales (酢浆草目)	Oxalidales (酢浆草目)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis corniculata	Oxalis tuberosa

Evolutionary Relationship

'Ihi and New Zealand-yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

New Zealand-yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'Ihi	New Zealand-yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

New Zealand-yam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Hungary.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇭🇺 Hungary