Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius

Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius, sometimes sharing the name helicopter tree with several other trees with winged fruits which spin in the wind, belongs to the relatively small family, the Hernandiaceae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius 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

• Gyrocarpus mocinoi
• Gyrocarpus americanus
• Amphipterygium adstringens
• Sterculia striata
• Cedrela salvadorensis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Laurales

Family

Hernandiaceae

Genus

Gyrocarpus

Species

Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius

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