black currant-tree vs Tar spot

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Tar spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Antidesma	Phyllachora
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.