black-calabash vs Snake Palm

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Caryota ophiopellis

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Snake Palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Snake Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Caryota
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Caryota ophiopellis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Snake Palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Snake Palm
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.

Snake Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.