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Acokanthera rotundata
Also called Round Leaved Poisontree, Round Leaf Poison Bush
Round-leaved poison-bush is a small shrub or tree from dry rocky woodland in southern Africa, valued for its fragrant flowers. Treat it as a hardy, drought-tolerant outdoor plant and handle it with care because it is poisonous.
Acokanthera rotundata (commonly known as round-leaved poison-bush) is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree, with fragrant flowers featuring a white corolla, often pink to red on the corolla tube. The fruit is red to purple when ripe. Its habitat is in rocky areas of dry woodland. Acokanthera rotundata is native to Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acokanthera rotundata 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.
