Basil Balm vs black-calabash

Clinopodium acinos compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil Balm	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Clinopodium	Amphitecna
Species	Clinopodium acinos	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Basil Balm and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lamiales. (Lamiales)

Conservation Status

Basil Balm

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basil Balm	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basil Balm

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.

Basil Balm

The Basil Balm (Clinopodium acinos) is a species in the genus Clinopodium. 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.