arrow-poison-tree vs Soapberry

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Soapberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Sapindus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Sapindus saponaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.