Australian rosewood vs Goa-bean

Alectryon oleifolius compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Australian rosewood is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian rosewood	Goa-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Psophocarpus
Species	Alectryon oleifolius	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian rosewood and Goa-bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Australian rosewood

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian rosewood	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian rosewood

Habitat

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

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Australian rosewood

The Australian rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.