Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jerusalem cherry

Alkanna maleolens compared with Solanum pseudocapsicum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jerusalem cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jerusalem cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Solanum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Solanum pseudocapsicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jerusalem cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jerusalem cherry
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.

Jerusalem cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.