black currant-tree vs Pencil flower

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Pencil flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Stylosanthes
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Stylosanthes guianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Pencil flower
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.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), 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.