Matum vs false pepperwort

Aegle marmelos compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Rutaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aegle	Marsilea
Species	Aegle marmelos	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Matum and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (พืช)

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Matum

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.