arrow-poison-tree vs Cayenne porterweed

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Cayenne porterweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Stachytarpheta
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Cayenne porterweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Cayenne porterweed
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.

Cayenne porterweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Cayenne porterweed

The Cayenne porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is a species in the genus Stachytarpheta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in