Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Alkanna maleolens compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Illawarra Flame Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Illawarra Flame Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Brachychiton
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Brachychiton acerifolius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Illawarra Flame Tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Illawarra Flame 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.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.