Appalachian Tea vs Bael Fruit

Ilex glabra compared with Aegle marmelos

Key Differences

• Appalachian Tea is Least Concern while Bael Fruit is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Bael Fruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Ilex	Aegle
Species	Ilex glabra	Aegle marmelos

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Tea and Bael Fruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Tea	Bael Fruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bael Fruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Appalachian Tea

The Appalachian Tea (Ilex glabra) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bael Fruit

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.