black-calabash vs Damascus Catchfly

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Silene damascena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Damascus Catchfly
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Silene
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Silene damascena

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Damascus Catchfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Damascus Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Damascus Catchfly

Habitat

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.