Bad-smelling Alkanet vs true senna

Alkanna maleolens compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	true senna
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Senna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Senna alexandrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.