black currant-tree vs limestone fern

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Gymnocarpium
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.