arrow-poison-tree vs Edging Lobelia

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Edging Lobelia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Apocynaceae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Lobelia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Lobelia erinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Edging Lobelia
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.

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.