Butterfly-leaf vs coral-bean

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Erythrina fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Butterfly-leaf coral-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 Adenolobus Erythrina
Species Adenolobus garipensis Erythrina fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and coral-bean share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Butterfly-leaf coral-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

coral-bean

No description available.

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