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Common name

German: Afrikanischer Upasbaum

Mandarin: 见血封喉 (jian xue feng hou)

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Rosales (124)

        Family: Moraceae (29)(family description)

          Genus: Antiaris (1)

            Epithet: toxicaria (1)

              Subspecies: africana (Engl.) C.C.Berg

Synonym: Antiaris innoxia Blume

africana => of African origin

innoxia => without prickles, harmless

toxicaria => poisonous

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: green, beige

External links

Check for Antiaris toxicaria at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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