arrow-poison-tree vs Poison devil's-pepper

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Poison devil's-pepper
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	Rauvolfia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Poison devil's-pepper share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

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.