Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stickbush

Alkanna maleolens compared with Clerodendrum chinense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stickbush
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 chinense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stickbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stickbush
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.

Stickbush

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.