black-calabash vs Ammannia écarlate

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Ammannia écarlate
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ammannia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ammannia coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Ammannia écarlate share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Ammannia écarlate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Ammannia écarlate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Ammannia écarlate

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

black-calabash

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba