arrow-poison-tree vs Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Centrosema sagittatum

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Arrowleaf butterfly pea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Centrosema
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Centrosema sagittatum

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Arrowleaf butterfly pea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Arrowleaf butterfly pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

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

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.