black-calabash vs Pith Plant

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Pith Plant
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Aeschynomene aspera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.