black currant-tree vs Wild Pimento

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Wild Pimento
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Pimenta
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Pimenta jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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

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.