American dodder vs black-calabash

Cuscuta americana compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Amphitecna
Species	Cuscuta americana	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. 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