black-calabash vs Fern Palm

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cycas
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia