arrow-poison-tree vs Milkwood

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Alstonia actinophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Milkwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Alstonia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Alstonia actinophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Milkwood share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Milkwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Milkwood
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.

Milkwood

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.