Bad-smelling Alkanet vs parrot's-flower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	parrot's-flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Heliconia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Heliconia psittacorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and parrot's-flower share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	parrot's-flower
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.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, 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.