Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chinese-pepper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Zanthoxylum simulans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinese-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Zanthoxylum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Zanthoxylum simulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinese-pepper
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.

Chinese-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.

Chinese-pepper

The Chinese-pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. Distributed across Taiwan and United States.