Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hard Alectryon

Alkanna maleolens compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hard Alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Alectryon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Alectryon subdentatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Hard Alectryon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hard Alectryon
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.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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

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.