Sloanea berteroana is a tree of the Caribbean region. The name is often misspelled as Sloanea berteriana. Its vernacular names include montillo and bullwood. It is native to Puerto Rico. This tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sloanea berteroana 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
- Sloanea langii
- Minquartia guianensis
- Hieronyma alchorneoides
- Poulsenia armata
- Cryptocarya mackinnoniana
- Quararibea turbinata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Oxalidales
- Family
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Genus
- Sloanea
- Species
- Sloanea berteroana
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