black currant-tree vs Gout stalk

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Jatropha podagrica

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Gout stalk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Gout stalk
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Jatropha
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Jatropha podagrica

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Gout stalk share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malpighiales. (Malpighiales)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Gout stalk
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.

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.