arrow-poison-tree vs White cedar

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Tabebuia heterophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	White cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Tabebuia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Tabebuia heterophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

White cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	White cedar
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.

White cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (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.