arrow-poison-tree vs Spiked pepper

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Piper aduncum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Spiked pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Piperaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Piper
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Piper aduncum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Spiked pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Spiked 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.

Spiked pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), 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.