Bel Indien vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Aegle marmelos compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bel Indien	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rutaceae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Aegle	Tectaria
Species	Aegle marmelos	Tectaria trifoliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bel Indien and Threeleaf Halberd Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plante)

Afficher Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Bel Indien

NT — Near Threatened

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bel Indien	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bel Indien

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bel Indien

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.