African Walnut vs black-calabash

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Meliaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Lovoa	Amphitecna
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. 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.