black currant-tree vs Fiddle dock

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Rumex pulcher

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Fiddle dock
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	Polygonaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Rumex
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Rumex pulcher

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Fiddle dock
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.

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.