black wattle vs Goa-bean

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Goa-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Psophocarpus
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Goa-bean share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.