black currant-tree vs Feltleaf Bluestar

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Amsonia tharpii

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Feltleaf Bluestar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Feltleaf Bluestar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Amsonia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Amsonia tharpii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Feltleaf Bluestar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Feltleaf Bluestar
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.

Feltleaf Bluestar

Habitat

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

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.