Pochota fendleri, commonly known as pupumjoche, and (in Central America) as pochote, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pochota. Pochota fendleri is a tree which ranges from Central America (Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama) to Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil (Amazonas and Roraima).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Red Ceiba being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Pochota
- Species
- Pochota fendleri
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