Barbados nut vs bushman's-poison

Jatropha curcas compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Key Differences

• Barbados nut is Not Evaluated while bushman's-poison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbados nut	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Jatropha	Acokanthera
Species	Jatropha curcas	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbados nut and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Barbados nut

NE — Not Evaluated

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbados nut	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbados nut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (44 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (7 countries).

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Barbados nut

The Barbados nut (Jatropha curcas) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Po.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.