Acokanthera oblongifolia seedlings

[volcanicplug]

Hi all, have 4 Acokanthera oblongifolia seedlings up for sale or trade... the common name for this plant is poison arrow plant... sap is used in hunting... is a very attractive garden plant with olive like foliage and black berries and highly fragrant flowers... a member of the Apocynaceae family...

can sell 2 seedlings for $8 including postage or 4 for $11... open to trades...

[Torsten]

pick me, me ,me

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[Torsten]

are the fruit edible? I am sure I have some edible carissa fruit somewhere in the garden. C.macrocarpa maybe?

just how toxic is this plant and how spiny? always worried about arrow poisons from spiny plants ;)

[Mr Stay Puft]

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[Tripyamine]

if there are any left I would love one

[volcanicplug]

hey torsten, this species has no spines at all... not sure how toxic this species is or if the fruit are edible?...

the fruit released copious milky latex when picked... the flesh of the fruit is slightly milky while the stems and leaves release loads of milky sap...

does Carissa macrocarpa release milky sap from its fruit?...

Edited November 5, 2010 by volcanicplug

[Torsten]

does Carissa macrocarpa release milky sap from its fruit?...

 

at the fruit stem is does, yes. never actually eaten one, so not sure about the fruit, though I can't see milky fruit being all that palatable.