Bentham's cornel vs black-calabash

Cornus capitata compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bentham's cornel	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cornaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Cornus	Amphitecna
Species	Cornus capitata	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bentham's cornel and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bentham's cornel

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bentham's cornel	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bentham's cornel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and Portugal.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bentham's cornel

The Bentham's cornel (Cornus capitata) is a species in the genus Cornus. 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.