Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pigeon bundleflower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Desmanthus pernambucanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pigeon bundleflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Desmanthus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Desmanthus pernambucanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pigeon bundleflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pigeon bundleflower
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.

Pigeon bundleflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.