bushman's-poison vs Winged Currant

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Winged Currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Searsia
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Searsia pterota

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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

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.