Chinese Agarwood vs talipot palm

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Corypha umbraculifera

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while talipot palm is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	talipot palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Corypha
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Corypha umbraculifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Agarwood and talipot palm share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

talipot palm

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	talipot palm
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.

talipot palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, Seychelles, 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.