Chang-po vs Sieva bean

Acorus calamus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chang-po	Sieva bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Liliopsida (백합강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Acorales (창포목)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Acoraceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acorus	Phaseolus
Species	Acorus calamus	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chang-po and Sieva bean share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (피자식물문)

Conservation Status

Chang-po

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chang-po	Sieva bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chang-po

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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).

Chang-po

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States