Arrow-Poison Tree

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Africa, CD

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison(Arrow)

Science studied: ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE, ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-G, ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-H-ACETATE, ACOSCHIMPEROXIDES

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apocynaceae

Scientific name: Acokanthera schimperi

Common names: Arrow-Poison Tree, Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift, arrow-poison-tree, common-poisonbush, msungu, msunguti

History

The source record documents this plant in Africa, CD.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison(Arrow)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Africa
• CD

Documented cultural uses

• Poison(Arrow)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE
• ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-G
• ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-H-ACETATE
• ACOSCHIMPEROXIDES
• ACOVENOSIDE-A
• OUABAIN
• ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-H

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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