arrow-poison-tree vs smooth heliotrope

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Heliotropium
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Heliotropium curassavicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	smooth heliotrope
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.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), 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.