arrow-poison-tree vs Water yam

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Dioscorea
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Water yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.