arrow-poison-tree vs niruri

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Phyllanthus niruri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	niruri
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Apocynaceae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Phyllanthus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Phyllanthus niruri

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

niruri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	niruri
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.

niruri

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (China, Qatar), Europe (4 countries), 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.