Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Florida fishpoison tree

Alkanna maleolens compared with Piscidia piscipula

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Florida fishpoison tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Florida fishpoison tree
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	Piscidia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Piscidia piscipula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Florida fishpoison tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Florida fishpoison tree
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.

Florida fishpoison tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.