black currant-tree vs Devil's horsewhip

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Achyranthes
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Achyranthes aspera

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Devil's horsewhip share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Devil's horsewhip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.