Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fourspike heliotrope

Alkanna maleolens compared with Euploca procumbens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Euploca
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Euploca procumbens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Fourspike heliotrope share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, 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.