black currant-tree vs Silver Lime

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Silver Lime
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	Tilia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Tilia tomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.