» genus acokanthera
Noun (1 meaning)
1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa.
Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus Acokanthera
genus acokanthera is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
genus acokanthera is a member of:
- Apocynaceae, family Apocynaceae, dogbane family (noun) - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers
members of genus acokanthera:
- bushman's poison, ordeal tree, Acocanthera oppositifolia, Acocanthera venenata (noun) - evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
- winter sweet, poison arrow plant, Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis (noun) - medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits