Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Red melastome

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red melastome
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melastoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melastoma sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.