Accession Data:
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd
- Common Name: Bushman's Poison
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Kenya to S. Africa
- Habitat: forest margins woodland and bush clumps
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201500195
- Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
- Provenance:
- Smith# 382-14 ex NYBG
- Accession Date: 12-21-2015
- Bench: 1116 - AFR:Ground Bed 2 SE
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-03-2021
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
All plants of the genus Acokanthera contain toxic cardiac glycosides and may cause serious illness or death. If ingested, immediately call the Poison Control Center.
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Rauvolfioideae
- Tribe: Carisseae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Zaire / Kenya / Tanzania / Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
- Acokanthera oppositifolia at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
- Wikipedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, 16 October, 2019.
data regenerated on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:51:32 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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