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
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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Accession Data:
- Accession # 201500195
- Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
- Provenance:
- Accession Date: 12-21-2015
- Bench: 1118 - AFR:Ground Bed 2 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-17-2018
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
These plants may cause serious illness or death. If ingested, immediately call the Poison Control Center
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Rauvolfioideae
- Tribe: Carisseae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
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.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Paul venter (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.
data regenerated on Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:46:44 -0400