black-calabash vs Leafless Ballart

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Santalaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Exocarpos
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Exocarpos aphyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

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.