Angled Burr Cucumber vs black-calabash

Sicyos angulatus compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Sicyos	Amphitecna
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Angled Burr Cucumber and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. 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.