Apocynaceae

Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Acokanthera

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Acokanthera oppositifolia (Acokanthera oppositifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Afrikaans: Boesmansgif
Arabic: ثبيرة متقابلة الأوراق
arz: ثبيره متقابلة الاوراق
Chinese: 对叶箭毒木, 對葉箭毒木, 长药花
German: Buschmanns Schöngift

Synonyms

Acokanthera lamarkii G.Don
Acokanthera longiflora Stapf
Acokanthera rhodesica Merxm.
Acokanthera venenata (Burm.f.) G.Don
Carissa acokanthera Pichon
Carissa longiflora (Stapf) G.H.M.Lawr.
Carissa oppositifolia (Lam.) Pichon
Cestrum venenatum Burm.f.
Garcinia sciura Spirlet
Pleiocarpa hockii De Wild.
Toxicophlaea cestroides A.DC.
Toxicophlaea thunbergii Harv.

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 42 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M Kriek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Vanhove, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.