Chinese Agarwood vs Goa-bean

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Goa-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Psophocarpus
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.