candelabra aloe vs Rafflesia

Aloe arborescens compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• candelabra aloe is Least Concern while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Rafflesia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aloe	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Aloe arborescens	Rafflesia arnoldii

Evolutionary Relationship

candelabra aloe and Rafflesia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

candelabra aloe

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.