Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Runner Bean

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Runner Bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phaseolus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phaseolus coccineus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Runner 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.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.