Acokanthera
Acokanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It comprises 5 species and is generally restricted to Africa, although Acokanthera schimperi also occurs in Yemen. Its sap contains the deadly cardiotoxic glycoside ouabain. The sap is among the most commonly used in arrow poisons, including those used for poaching elephant.
;Species
- Acokanthera laevigata Kupicha - Tanzania, Malawi
- Acokanthera oblongifolia Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. - Mozambique, South Africa
- Acokanthera oppositifolia Codd - widespread from Cape Province north to Zaire and Tanzania
- Acokanthera rotundata Kupicha - Zimbabwe, Swaziland, eastern South Africa
- Acokanthera schimperi Schweinf. - Yemen, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Socotra, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zaire
