Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pomelo

Alkanna maleolens compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pomelo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Citrus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Citrus maxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pomelo
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.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), 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.