Cardboard Palm vs Chinese Agarwood

Zamia furfuracea compared with Aquilaria sinensis

Key Differences

• Cardboard Palm is Endangered while Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardboard Palm	Chinese Agarwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Zamiaceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Zamia	Aquilaria
Species	Zamia furfuracea	Aquilaria sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardboard Palm and Chinese Agarwood share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Cardboard Palm

EN — Endangered

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardboard Palm	Chinese Agarwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardboard Palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Seychelles, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese Agarwood

Habitat

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

Cardboard Palm

The Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea) is a species in the genus Zamia. It is currently classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Chinese Agarwood

The Chinese Agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.