Bael Fruit vs screw-pine

Aegle marmelos compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	screw-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Rutaceae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Aegle	Pandanus
Species	Aegle marmelos	Pandanus spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bael Fruit and screw-pine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.