Baytop's Onion vs provision-tree

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	provision-tree
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	Malvaceae
Genus	Allium	Pachira
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pachira aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and provision-tree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	provision-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.