arrow-poison-tree vs speckled rustwort

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	speckled rustwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Marsupella
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Marsupella sphacelata

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and speckled rustwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.