Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Malaysian apple

Alkanna maleolens compared with Syzygium malaccense

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Malaysian apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malaysian apple
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	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Syzygium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Syzygium malaccense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Malaysian apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malaysian apple
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.

Malaysian apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Tanzania), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.