Bad-smelling Alkanet vs fern-leaf aralia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Polyscias
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Polyscias cumingiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fern-leaf aralia
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.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.