Libidibia monosperma is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae, with the common names cóbana negra and cóbana polisandro. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cobana Negra 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
- Toona ciliata
- Platymiscium pinnatum
- Swietenia mahagoni
- Astronium fraxinifolium
- Chukrasia tabularis
- Pleiogynium timoriense
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Libidibia
- Species
- Libidibia monosperma
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