black currant-tree vs Mountain Cocoa

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Theobroma
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Theobroma gileri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Mountain Cocoa
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.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.