Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gorongo Cycad

Alkanna maleolens compared with Encephalartos manikensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gorongo Cycad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorongo Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Encephalartos
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Encephalartos manikensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Gorongo Cycad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gorongo Cycad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorongo Cycad
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.

Gorongo Cycad

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.