arrow-poison-tree vs Deviltree

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Deviltree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Alstonia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Deviltree share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Deviltree
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.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, 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.