black-calabash vs Limestone Violet

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Limestone Violet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Violaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Viola
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Viola calcicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

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.