Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Laurel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Laurel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Guatteria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Guatteria hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.