Big Caltropa vs black-calabash

Kallstroemia maxima compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Caltropa	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Kallstroemia	Amphitecna
Species	Kallstroemia maxima	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Caltropa

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Caltropa	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Caltropa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Big Caltropa

The Big Caltropa (Kallstroemia maxima) is a species in the genus Kallstroemia. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba