Centuryplant vs Sieva bean

Agave americana compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Sieva bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agave	Phaseolus
Species	Agave americana	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Sieva bean share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Sieva bean
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).

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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 12 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇴 Tonga