Adzuki bean vs black-calabash

Vigna angularis compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adzuki bean black-calabash
Kingdom same Plantae (พืช) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Fabales (อันดับถั่ว) Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family Fabaceae Bignoniaceae
Genus Vigna Amphitecna
Species Vigna angularis Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Adzuki bean and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Adzuki bean

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adzuki bean black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adzuki bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Adzuki bean

The Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is a species in the genus Vigna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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 1 countries:

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