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Acokanthera
Acokanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It comprises 5 species and is generally restricted to Africa, although Acokanthera schimperi also occurs in Yemen. Its sap contains the deadly cardiotoxic glycoside ouabain. The sap is among the most commonly used in arrow poisons, including those used for poaching elephant.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
bushmans poison
speciesAcokanthera oppositifolia
Dune Poison-bush
speciesAcokanthera oblongifolia
Round-leaf Poison-bush
speciesAcokanthera rotundata
Arrow Poison Tree
speciesAcokanthera schimperi
Acokanthera laevigata
speciesAcokanthera laevigata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 430604.