American basil vs black-calabash

Ocimum americanum compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• American basil is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American basil	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Ocimum	Amphitecna
Species	Ocimum americanum	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American basil and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lamiales. (Lamiales)

Conservation Status

American basil

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American basil	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore), 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.

American basil

The American basil (Ocimum americanum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia