Bad-smelling Alkanet vs córdia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cordia sebestena

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while córdia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	córdia
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cordia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cordia sebestena

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and córdia share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

córdia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	córdia
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.

córdia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Seychelles), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.