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Acokanthera schimperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Acokanthera
Species:	A. schimperi
Binomial name
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Oliv.

Acokanthera schimperi (syn. Acokanthera abyssinica K.Schum., Acokanthera oiabaio Cath.^[1], Carissa schimperi A.DC.^[2]), belonging to a family of Apocynaceae, is a small tree native to East Africa and Yemen.

Uses

Acokanthera schimperi contains ouabaïne, a cardiotonic glycoside. It is a medicinal plant native to Africa. And, it is used by the local people to poison the tips of arrows. Its fruit is edible.

Synonym

• Acokanthera abyssinica K.Schum.

References

External links

• Acokanthera schimperi information from NPGS/GRIN

From Wikispecies

Acokanthera schimperi

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Gentianales
Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Carisseae
Genus: Acokanthera
Species: Acokanthera schimperi

Name

Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf., Boll. Soc. Africana Ital. 10 (11–12): 242 (-243). 1891.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Carissa schimperi A.DC., Prodr. (de Candolle.) 8: 675. 1844.

Homotypic

• Acokanthera schimperi Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. (Bentham & Hooker f.) 2(2): 696. 1876, nom. inval.
• Acokanthera schimperi Oliv., Masǎi Land Expl. 351. 1887, nom. inval.

Heterotypic

• Acokanthera abyssinica K.Schum., Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost -Afr. C. 315. 1895.
• Acokanthera deflersii Schweinf. ex Lewin, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17 (Beibl. 41): 44 et 45. 1893.
• Acokanthera deflersii f. scabriuscula Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 464. 1923.
• Acokanthera deflersii var. africana Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 464. 1923.
• Acokanthera friesiorum Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem, 8: 466. 1923.
• Acokanthera ouabaio Cathelineau ex Lewin, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 17: Beibl. 41. 1893.
• Acokanthera scabra Schweinf. ex Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 464, in syn. 1923.
• Acokanthera wabajo Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 465. 1923.
• Arduina schimperi (A.DC.) Baill., Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 10: 168. 1889.
• Carissa deflersii (Schweinf. ex Lewin) Pichon, Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris, n. s., 24. 132. 1948.
• Carissa friesiorum (Markgr.) Cufod., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 30 (Suppl.): 684. 1960.
• Strychnos abyssinica Hochst., Flora 24 (1, Intelligenzbl.): 25. 1841, nom. nud.

References

• African Plants Database (2009). Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2009 Aug 22 [1].

• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [2]