arrow-poison-tree vs Elephant Tree

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Bursera microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Elephant Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Burseraceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Bursera
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Bursera microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Elephant Tree
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 Tree

Habitat

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

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.