bushman's-poison vs Forest Num-num

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Forest Num-num
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Carissa
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Carissa bispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

bushman's-poison and Forest Num-num share a common ancestor at the Family level: Apocynaceae.

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.