black currant-tree vs Snow Protea

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Snow Protea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Protea
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Protea cryophila

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Snow Protea
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.

Snow Protea

Habitat

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

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.