bushman's-poison vs Floating Fern

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Salvinia
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.