black currant-tree vs Lesser Scalewort

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Frullania
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Frullania microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.