African Ebony vs black-calabash

Diospyros kamerunensis compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ebony	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ebenaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Diospyros	Amphitecna
Species	Diospyros kamerunensis	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Ebony

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ebony

Habitat

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

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African Ebony

The African Ebony (Diospyros kamerunensis) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.