Agarwood vs Cây So Tua

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Cây So Tua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Cây So Tua
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Bộ Cẩm quỳ)	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Alstonia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Cây So Tua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Cây So Tua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Cây So Tua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cây So Tua

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.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.