Bad-smelling Alkanet vs blimbing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Averrhoa carambola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	blimbing
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 carambola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

blimbing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	blimbing
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.

blimbing

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

blimbing

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