Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Poison devil's-pepper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rauvolfia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Poison devil's-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon 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.