Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Indian toothcup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rotala indica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Indian toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Indian toothcup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rotala
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rotala indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Indian toothcup
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 toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.