African bindweed vs black-calabash

Convolvulus sabatius compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• African bindweed is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African bindweed	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Convolvulus	Amphitecna
Species	Convolvulus sabatius	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

African bindweed and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African bindweed	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Greece, Portugal, and Sweden.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African bindweed

The African bindweed (Convolvulus sabatius) is a species in the genus Convolvulus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Denmark, Greece, Portugal, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.