black-calabash vs Jack Bean

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Canavalia pubescens

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Jack Bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Jack Bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Canavalia pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Jack Bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Jack Bean
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.

Jack Bean

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.