arrow-poison-tree vs Flat Wrack

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Fucus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.