black-calabash vs Warner's Dodder

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cuscuta warneri

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Warner's Dodder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Warner's Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cuscuta
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cuscuta warneri

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Warner's Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Warner's Dodder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Warner's Dodder
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.

Warner's Dodder

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.