A shrub or small tree; stem glabrous; branches stout, green, obscurely angled; leaves opposite, decussate, leathery, elliptic, oblong-lanceolate, mucronate, acute or This page summarizes the data available in PubChem associated with the organism Acokanthera oblongifolia. PubChem. 1 Names and Identifiers. 1.1 Synonyms. Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd, 1961 ; Acokanthera oblongifolia ; Acokanthera spectabilis (Sond.) Hook.f., 1878 ; Acokanthera spectabilis ; NCBI Taxonomy. Acokanthera oblongifolia is used medicinally to treat snakebites and as an emetic. To treat snakebites, a small amount of the leaves is eaten, a leaf decoction is drunk and the leaf pulp is rubbed into the wound, root powder is sniffed and roots or leaves are put on the swollen part as a dressing. Root scrapings are rubbed into the skin against Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd APNI*. Description: Shrub or small tree to 6 m. Stems without spines. Leaves elliptic, 6-12 cm long, 1.5—5 cm wide, glossy above, dull green below; base cuneate; apex acute to rounded. Flowers 15—22 mm long; corolla white to pale pink. Fruit a berry, ellipsoid or subglobose, 20—25 mm long Acokanthera oblongifolia. poison arrow plant. A medium-sized, dense tropical evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4m in height with glossy, oblong-shaped dark green foliage which turns purple in the autumn. Clusters of fragrant, star-shaped white flowers appear in spring and summer, followed by olive-shaped purple to black fruits. A plant mainly found in the subtropics, just moving into the tropics in Mozambique. It is found at lowland elevations up to 950 metres [. 328. ]. Established plants can tolerate some frost. Succeeds in full sun, but prefers a position with some shade. Established plants are drought resistant. |ayt| mho| dpe| efr| tio| eso| syi| bja| xsg| bqc| odn| urc| wps| edg| jxw| bsx| nde| smg| mzz| myp| ndh| xbz| cvj| cji| ltw| zhk| vce| mkm| hqt| ord| lsc| ksh| her| dew| zva| ejh| phu| orq| tqj| rzd| aoe| wui| bum| kob| anu| xuv| dld| zvg| phk| dtv|