Common name
German: Afrikanischer Upasbaum
Mandarin: 见血封喉 (jian xue feng hou)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Rosales (118)
Family: Moraceae (29)(family description)
Genus: Antiaris (1)
Epithet: toxicaria Engl. (1)
Subspecies: africana Scott Elliott ex A.Chev.
Synonyms: Antiaris africana Engl., Antiaris innoxia Blume, Antiaris kerstingii Engl.
africana => of African origin
innoxia => without prickles, harmless
kerstingii => in honor of Otto Hermann Kersting (1863-1937), physician and plant collector from Riga, Latvia who made a number of expeditions to German territories in West Africa and New Guinea
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- [933] Antiaris toxicaria - AgroForestryTree Database
- [1405] Antiaris toxicaria - Flora of China @ efloras.org