Alkali-Blite vs black-calabash

Oxybasis rubra compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alkali-Blite	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Oxybasis	Amphitecna
Species	Oxybasis rubra	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alkali-Blite

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alkali-Blite	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alkali-Blite

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Alkali-Blite

The Alkali-Blite (Oxybasis rubra) is a species in the genus Oxybasis. 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.