Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Warer willow

Alkanna maleolens compared with Justicia gendarussa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Warer willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Warer willow
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	Acanthaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Justicia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Justicia gendarussa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Warer willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Warer willow
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.

Warer willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.