Butterfly-leaf vs Jack bean

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Jack 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	Canavalia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Canavalia ensiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Jack 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.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, 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.