arrow-poison-tree vs Green ash, Red ash

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Green ash, Red ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Fraxinus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Green ash, Red ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Green ash, Red ash
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.

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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.