bushman's-poison vs Hydrangea

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Hydrangea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Hydrangea
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Hydrangea macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Hydrangea
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.

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.