arrow-poison-tree vs Lesser Scalewort

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Frullania
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Frullania microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Lesser Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.