black-calabash vs Lacquered Bracket

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ganoderma
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.