Blue star vs Gambia-pea

Amsonia orientalis compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Gambia-pea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Crotalaria
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Crotalaria goreensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and Gambia-pea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.