Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Limette

Alkanna maleolens compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Limette
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Citrus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Citrus aurantiifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Limette
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.

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.