arrow-poison-tree vs Narrow swordfern

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Nephrolepis
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.