Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Elephant Apple

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Dillenia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.