black-calabash vs

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Neonectria punicea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-calabash
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family Bignoniaceae Nectriaceae
Genus Amphitecna Neonectria
Species Amphitecna latifolia Neonectria punicea

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-calabash
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Neonectria punicea is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Nectriaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces bright red or crimson perithecia on dead wood and bark of broadleaf trees. It is a saprotrophic fungus widely distributed in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere.

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