Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rose glorybower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Clerodendrum bungei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rose glorybower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rose glorybower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Clerodendrum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Clerodendrum bungei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rose glorybower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rose glorybower
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.

Rose glorybower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan, Turkey), Europe (Belgium, Italy), North America (Nicaragua, United States), 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.