Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Java-bean

Alkanna maleolens compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Java-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Boraginales (حمحميات)	Fabales (فوليات)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Senna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Senna obtusifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Java-bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

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).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.