black currant-tree vs Queen sago

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Queen sago
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Cycas
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Cycas circinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Queen sago
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.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. 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.