African winged-bean vs Castor

Psophocarpus palustris compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African winged-bean	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Ricinus
Species	Psophocarpus palustris	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

African winged-bean and Castor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African winged-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African winged-bean	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African winged-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

African winged-bean

The African winged-bean (Psophocarpus palustris) is a species in the genus Psophocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇹🇼 Taiwan