bushman's-poison vs Shakeshake

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Crotalaria incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Shakeshake
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Crotalaria
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Crotalaria incana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Shakeshake
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.

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.