Bad-smelling Alkanet vs smooth heliotrope

Alkanna maleolens compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Heliotropium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Heliotropium curassavicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and smooth heliotrope share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	smooth heliotrope
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.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.