black currant-tree vs Gut Weed

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Gut Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Ulva
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Ulva intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Gut Weed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.