Agarwood vs provision-tree

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	provision-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Pachira
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pachira aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and provision-tree share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malvales. (Malvales)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	provision-tree
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.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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