Chinese Agarwood vs Oriental Plane-tree

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Platanaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Platanus
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Platanus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Agarwood and Oriental Plane-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Oriental Plane-tree
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.

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.