black-calabash vs Formosan koa

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Acacia confusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Formosan koa
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Acacia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Acacia confusa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Formosan koa
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.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

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.