Dialium guianense is a species of tree in the flowering plant family Fabaceae. The species occurs through North America (South Eastern Mexico), Central America and South America, and was an important source of food and wood for the ancient Mayans.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dialium guianense 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
- Apuleia leiocarpa
- Dacryodes excelsa
- Dicorynia guianensis
- Dipteryx oleifera
- Khaya anthotheca
- Brosimum alicastrum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dialium
- Species
- Dialium guianense
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