Baytop's Onion vs Light Red Meranti

Allium baytopiorum compared with Shorea lepidota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Allium	Shorea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Light Red Meranti share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.