African locust-bean vs black-calabash

Parkia biglobosa compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Parkia	Amphitecna
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.