Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Parasol leaf tree

Alkanna maleolens compared with Macaranga tanarius

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Parasol leaf tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Parasol leaf tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Macaranga
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Macaranga tanarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Parasol leaf tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Parasol leaf tree
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.

Parasol leaf tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and United States.

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.