Baikiaea plurijuga, known as African teak, Mukusi, Rhodesian teak, Zambian teak, or Zambesi redwood, is a species of Afrotropical tree from the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa. The genus is named for William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), a Scottish explorer of the Niger River, and the species name means "having many pairs."
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of African teak 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
- Julbernardia globiflora
- Afzelia quanzensis
- Pterodon emarginatus
- Brachystegia spiciformis
- Aganope stuhlmannii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Baikiaea
- Species
- Baikiaea plurijuga
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