black currant-tree vs Tree Jelly

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Collemataceae
Genus	Antidesma	Collema
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.