Chinese Agarwood vs silk-floss tree

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Ceiba speciosa

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while silk-floss tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	silk-floss tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Ceiba
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Ceiba speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Agarwood and silk-floss tree share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malvales. (Malvales)

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	silk-floss 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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.