black currant-tree vs Yellow Dodder

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Malpighiales (말피기아목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Cuscuta
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.