black currant-tree vs prostrate cinquefoil

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	prostrate cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Antidesma	Potentilla
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Potentilla supina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	prostrate cinquefoil
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.

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as 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.