Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Year Bean

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phaseolus dumosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.