Bad-smelling Alkanet vs totara

Alkanna maleolens compared with Podocarpus totara

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	totara
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Podocarpus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Podocarpus totara

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and totara share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

totara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	totara
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.

totara

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.