arrow-poison-tree vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Cardamine
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Five-leaflet Bitter-cress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
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.

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.