arrow-poison-tree vs Petty spurge

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Euphorbia peplus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Petty spurge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Euphorbia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Euphorbia peplus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Petty spurge share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Petty spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Petty spurge
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.

Petty spurge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Tonga), and South America (6 countries).

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.