Acokanthera oppositifolia
Bushman's Poison, Common Poisonbush
Other regional names: Wintersweet
- Wintersweet
Also known as: Acokanthera lamarckii G.Don +16 more
- Acokanthera lamarckii G.Don
- Acokanthera longiflora Stapf
- Acokanthera rhodesica Merxm.
- Acokanthera venenata (Burm.fil.) G.Don
- Carissa acokanthera Pichon
- Carissa longiflora (Stapf) Lawrence
- Carissa oppositifolia (Lam.) Pichon
- Cestrum fasciculare Otto ex Dunal
- Cestrum oppositifolium Lam.
- Cestrum venatorium E.Mey. ex Sond.
- Cestrum venenatum Burm.fil.
- Cestrum venenatum Thunb.
- Garcinia sciura Spirlet
- Pleiocarpa hockii De Wild.
- Pleiocarpa hockii DeWild.
- Toxicophlaea cestroides A.DC.
- Toxicophlaea thunbergii Harv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Acokanthera oppositifolia (commonly known as Bushman's-Poison or Common-Poisonbush) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe