barbel palm vs mango-pine

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	mango-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Arecaceae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Barringtonia
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Barringtonia asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

barbel palm and mango-pine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

barbel palm

The Barbel palm (Acanthophoenix rubra) is a species in the genus Acanthophoenix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.