African Elemi vs black currant-tree

Canarium schweinfurthii compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Elemi	black currant-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Burseraceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Canarium	Antidesma
Species	Canarium schweinfurthii	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Evolutionary Relationship

African Elemi and black currant-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African Elemi

LC — Least Concern

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Elemi	black currant-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Elemi

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 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chad and Guinea.

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

African Elemi

The African Elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii) is a species in the genus Canarium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.