Melochia umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin umbellatus (umbel-like), referring to the inflorescence.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Toilet paper tree 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
- Heliocarpus americanus
- Heliocarpus terebinthinaceus
- Kleinhovia hospita
- Trichospermum pleiostigma
- Kydia calycina
- Entelea arborescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Melochia
- Species
- Melochia umbellata
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