bushman's-poison vs Fern Palm

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Cycas
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

bushman's-poison and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.