Pennantia cunninghamii, commonly known as brown beech, is a species of flowering plant in the family Pennantiaceae. It is a tree with a fluted trunk, often scaly bark, glossy, elliptic or oblong leaves, panicles of bisexual or male flowers, and fleshy black drupes.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Brown beech 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Pennantiaceae
- Genus
- Pennantia
- Species
- Pennantia cunninghamii
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