Spanish Elm

Cordia gerascanthus, sharing the names Spanish elm and princewood with other species, is a tree occurring in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It belongs to the mostly tropical and subtropical family Cordiaceae'.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spanish Elm 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

• Cordia trichotoma
• Cordia alliodora
• Cordia sonorae
• Cordia elaeagnoides
• Luetzelburgia auriculata
• Bourreria pulchra

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Cordia

Species

Cordia gerascanthus

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