Bad-smelling Alkanet vs lilac-bell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ipomoea muricata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while lilac-bell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	lilac-bell
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	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ipomoea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ipomoea muricata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

lilac-bell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	lilac-bell
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.

lilac-bell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, and Nepal.

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.