Acokanthera oblongifolia (commonly known as African wintersweet, dune poison bush, Hottentot's poison, poison arrow plant or wintersweet[2]) is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It grows as an evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white tinged pink corolla. The berries are purple when ripe. Its habitat is dry forest and coastal thickets. Acokanthera oblongifolia is used in local African medicinal treatments for snakebites, itches and internal worms. The plant has been used as arrow poison.[3] The species is native to Mozambique and South Africa.[1][3]
^ abc"Acokanthera oblongifolia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^"Acokanthera oblongifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ abMedicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
and 8 Related for: Acokanthera oblongifolia information
Acokantheraoblongifolia (commonly known as African wintersweet, dune poison bush, Hottentot's poison, poison arrow plant or wintersweet) is a plant in...
like most other arrow poisons. Species Acokanthera laevigata Kupicha - Tanzania, Malawi Acokantheraoblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks...
tips. Many species are ornamental in gardens or as houseplants. Acokantheraoblongifolia Adenium obesum Allamanda cathartica Alstonia scholaris Alyxia oliviformis...
name for several plants and may refer to: Acokantheraoblongifolia, a plant of southern Africa Acokanthera oppositifolia, a shrub of central and southern...
Global Information
