Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jamaican Cherry Fig

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ficus americana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jamaican Cherry Fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jamaican Cherry Fig
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Moraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ficus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ficus americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Jamaican Cherry Fig share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jamaican Cherry Fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jamaican Cherry Fig
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.

Jamaican Cherry Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.