black currant-tree vs

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Phaeographis dendritica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Phaeographis
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Phaeographis dendritica

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. 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.

Phaeographis dendritica is a corticolous crustose lichen forming pale to whitish patches on smooth bark with distinctive branched, dendritic lirellate apothecia. It inhabits humid, shaded temperate woodland, particularly old-growth forests in oceanic regions. Classified as Vulnerable, this species is threatened by habitat loss and the decline of ancient, undisturbed woodland ecosystems.