Acokanthera

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 Acokanthera subsp. var.  
Poison arrow plant (Acokanthera oblongifolia)
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Acokanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. Its sap contains deadly cardiotoxic glycosides. The sap is used in arrow poisons.[1]

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Acokanthera oblongifolia
Acokanthera ouabaio
Acokanthera schimperi
Acokanthera venenata

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References

  1. Gould, George M. (1905). Dictionary of New Medical Terms. London: Bailliere Tindall & Cox. pp. 36. http://books.google.com/books?id=v6BFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA36&dq=poison&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=ujvWSo3kNIWyNsGR_fYO#v=onepage&q=poison&f=false. 

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