Chinese Agarwood vs Katung Fa

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Malvales (อันดับชบา)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Alstonia
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Agarwood and Katung Fa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Katung Fa
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.

Katung Fa

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 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.