African Walnut vs Agarwood

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Aquilaria malaccensis

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Agarwood is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Agarwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Meliaceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Lovoa	Aquilaria
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Aquilaria malaccensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Walnut and Agarwood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Agarwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Agarwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.