bushman's-poison vs Potato bush

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Phyllanthus reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Potato bush
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Apocynaceae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Phyllanthus
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Phyllanthus reticulatus

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Potato bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Potato bush
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.

Potato bush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and United States.

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.