black currant-tree vs Water yam

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Dioscorea
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Water yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇾 Guyana