Barbados-mastic vs black-calabash

Sideroxylon foetidissimum compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbados-mastic	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapotaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Sideroxylon	Amphitecna
Species	Sideroxylon foetidissimum	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barbados-mastic

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbados-mastic	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbados-mastic

Habitat

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

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Barbados-mastic

The Barbados-mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.