arrow-poison-tree vs Willow Tarspot

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Rhytisma
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.