Chinese Agarwood vs false pepperwort

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Marsilea
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Agarwood

Habitat

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

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.