Bad-smelling Alkanet vs tree cotton

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gossypium arboreum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tree cotton
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	Gossypium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Gossypium arboreum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

tree cotton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tree cotton
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.

tree cotton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Libya), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Spain), and South America (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.