Basselinia eriostachys is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree endemic to New Caledonia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Basselinia eriostachys 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.
Easily confused with
- Basselinia pancheri
- Dypsis baronii
- Geonoma undata
- Areca triandra
- Ptychosperma propinquum
- Hyospathe elegans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Basselinia
- Species
- Basselinia eriostachys
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