Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fragrant manjack

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cordia dichotoma

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fragrant manjack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fragrant manjack
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	Cordiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cordia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cordia dichotoma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fragrant manjack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fragrant manjack
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.

Fragrant manjack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Mauritius), Asia (Iraq, Maldives, Taiwan), and North America (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.