Apple blossom vs black wattle

Cassia javanica compared with Acacia plectocarpa

Key Differences

• Apple blossom is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple blossom	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cassia	Acacia
Species	Cassia javanica	Acacia plectocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple blossom and black wattle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Apple blossom

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple blossom	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple blossom

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Apple blossom

The Apple blossom (Cassia javanica) is a species in the genus Cassia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.