Bad-smelling Alkanet vs sugar-plum

Alkanna maleolens compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sugar-plum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Uapaca
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Uapaca guineensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.