Common name
German: Afrikanischer Upasbaum
Mandarin: 见血封喉 (jian xue feng hou)
German: Afrikanischer Upasbaum
Mandarin: 见血封喉 (jian xue feng hou)
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
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, beige
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