Centuryplant vs parrot's-flower

Agave americana compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	parrot's-flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Agave	Heliconia
Species	Agave americana	Heliconia psittacorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and parrot's-flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

parrot's-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India 🇹🇼 Taiwan