Agarwood vs Poison devil's-pepper

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Poison devil's-pepper
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	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Rauvolfia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Poison devil's-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and 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.