Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False sicklepod

Alkanna maleolens compared with Senna multijuga

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False sicklepod is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False sicklepod
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	Senna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Senna multijuga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False sicklepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False sicklepod
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.

False sicklepod

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.