black-calabash vs Gray mangrove

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Avicennia marina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Gray mangrove
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Avicennia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Avicennia marina

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Gray mangrove share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lamiales. (Lamiales)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Gray mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Gray mangrove
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.

Gray mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.