| 词条 | Acokanthera |
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|name = Acokanthera |image = Acokanthera oblongifolia - poison arrow plant - from-DC1.jpg |image_caption = Poison arrow plant, A. oblongifolia |regnum = Plantae |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms |unranked_classis = Eudicots |unranked_ordo = Asterids |ordo = Gentianales |familia = Apocynaceae |genus = Acokanthera |synonyms_ref =[1] |synonyms =*Toxicophlaea Harv. |}}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.[1] Its sap contains the deadly cardiotoxic glycoside ouabain. The sap is among the most commonly used in arrow poisons,[2][3] including those used for poaching elephant.[4]
References1. ^1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families {{Taxonbar|from=Q1822458}}{{Apocynaceae-stub}}2. ^{{Cite book | last = Gould | first = George M. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Dictionary of New Medical Terms | publisher = Bailliere Tindall & Cox | year = 1905 | location = London | pages = 36 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v6BFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA36&dq=poison&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=ujvWSo3kNIWyNsGR_fYO#v=onepage&q=poison&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = }} 3. ^Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors), 2008. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1). Medicinal plants 1. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands / Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands / CTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. 791 pp. 4. ^{{cite book|last=Kinloch|first=Bruce|title=The Shamba Raiders|year=1988|publisher=Ashford|location=Hampshire|isbn=1852530359|pages=21}} 3 : Apocynaceae genera|Poisonous plants|Flora of Africa |
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