Bad-smelling Alkanet vs bilimbi

Alkanna maleolens compared with Averrhoa bilimbi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while bilimbi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bilimbi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Averrhoa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Averrhoa bilimbi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and bilimbi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

bilimbi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bilimbi
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.

bilimbi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

bilimbi

The Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi) is a species in the genus Averrhoa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.