Agarwood vs Crapemyrtle

Aquilaria filaria compared with Lagerstroemia indica

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Crapemyrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Crapemyrtle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Lagerstroemia
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Lagerstroemia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Crapemyrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Crapemyrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Crapemyrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria filaria) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.