Bellyache bush vs Centuryplant

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Jatropha	Agave
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Centuryplant
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).

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Bellyache bush

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

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 18 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe