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Acokanthera laevigata is a tree of seasonally dry tropical woodland in Tanzania and northern Malawi, reaching up to 12 metres, with fragrant white flowers. It is grown mainly as a garden or specimen tree in warm frost-free climates and is poisonous throughout.
Acokanthera laevigata is a flowering plant, growing up to 12 metres (39 ft) tall. Its flowers are white and fragrant. The plant has been used as arrow poison. A. laevigata is native to Tanzania and Malawi.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acokanthera laevigata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
