Centaury vs Chinese Agarwood

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Aquilaria sinensis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Chinese Agarwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Psephellus	Aquilaria
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Aquilaria sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Centaury and Chinese Agarwood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Chinese Agarwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Chinese Agarwood

Habitat

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

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.