Bad-smelling Alkanet vs White tephrosia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tephrosia candida

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while White tephrosia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White tephrosia
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	Tephrosia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tephrosia candida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

White tephrosia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White tephrosia
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.

White tephrosia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.