Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dotted lancepod

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dotted lancepod is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dotted lancepod
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lonchocarpus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dotted lancepod
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.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.