Balkan Yam vs black-calabash

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Dioscorea	Amphitecna
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Yam and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Balkan Yam

The Balkan Yam (Dioscorea balcanica) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.