Chinese Agarwood vs Java-bean

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Java-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Malvales (อันดับชบา)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Senna
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Senna obtusifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Agarwood and Java-bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Java-bean
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.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.