Agarwood vs silk-floss tree

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Ceiba speciosa

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while silk-floss tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	silk-floss 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	Ceiba
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Ceiba speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	silk-floss 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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.