Phyllogeiton discolor (syn. Berchemia discolor), known as bird plum or brown ivory in English, is a tree native to southern and eastern Africa including Madagascar. It is a broadleaf tree growing to 18 m (60 ft).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Brown ivory 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
- Phyllogeiton zeyheri
- Bridelia micrantha
- Colubrina elliptica
- Terminalia chebula
- Holoptelea integrifolia
- Mitragyna parvifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Phyllogeiton
- Species
- Phyllogeiton discolor
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