arrow-poison-tree vs Elephant Apple

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Dillenia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.