Alexandrian laurel vs black-calabash

Calophyllum inophyllum compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexandrian laurel	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Calophyllaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Calophyllum	Amphitecna
Species	Calophyllum inophyllum	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alexandrian laurel

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexandrian laurel	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexandrian laurel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Alexandrian laurel

The Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) is a species in the genus Calophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are a.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba