African plume vs black-calabash

Bauhinia galpinii compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African plume	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	Bauhinia	Amphitecna
Species	Bauhinia galpinii	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African plume

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African plume

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African plume

The African plume (Bauhinia galpinii) is a species in the genus Bauhinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands 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.