arrow-poison-tree vs Mountain yam

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Dioscorea
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.