black-calabash vs Rootless Duckweed

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Araceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Wolffia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Wolffia arrhiza

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Rootless Duckweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.