Agarwood vs Goa-bean

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Goa-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Psophocarpus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan