Agarwood vs Oriental asperula

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Oriental asperula
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Asperula
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Asperula orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Oriental asperula
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.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.