Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Crapemyrtle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lagerstroemia indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crapemyrtle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lagerstroemia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lagerstroemia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Crapemyrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crapemyrtle
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.

Crapemyrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), 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.