Moquilea tomentosa (syn. Licania tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a tree native to eastern and southern Brazil. It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa, and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Moquilea tomentosa 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
- Couepia polyandra
- Melicoccus oliviformis
- Licania rigida
- Terminalia arjuna
- Putranjiva roxburghii
- Diospyros mespiliformis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Chrysobalanaceae
- Genus
- Moquilea
- Species
- Moquilea tomentosa
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