Bellyache bush vs black wattle

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Acacia plectocarpa

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Jatropha	Acacia
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Acacia plectocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and black wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellyache bush

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.