Beach Pea vs black-calabash

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Lathyrus	Amphitecna
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct 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.