Bad-smelling Alkanet vs red-cedar

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	red-cedar
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	Meliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Trichilia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Trichilia hirta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.