Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Shoeblackplant

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shoeblackplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hibiscus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Shoeblackplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shoeblackplant
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.

Shoeblackplant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain, Sweden), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.