black currant-tree vs White Cheese Polypore

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Tyromyces
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.