black currant-tree vs Toothwort

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Toothwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Lathraea
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Lathraea squamaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.