Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Indian-plum

Alkanna maleolens compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Indian-plum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Flacourtia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Flacourtia jangomas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Indian-plum
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.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.