Chinese Angelica-tree vs Deviltree

Aralia chinensis compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Angelica-tree is Vulnerable while Deviltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Angelica-tree	Deviltree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Araliaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aralia	Alstonia
Species	Aralia chinensis	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Angelica-tree and Deviltree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Chinese Angelica-tree

VU — Vulnerable

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Angelica-tree	Deviltree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Angelica-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Chinese Angelica-tree

The Chinese Angelica-tree (Aralia chinensis) is a species in the genus Aralia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States