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Luehea seemannii is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela, and it has been introduced to Puerto Rico. A large canopy tree, it is found in tropical and subtropical forests, and has been assessed as Least Concern. In a study in the Panama Canal Zone, Luehea seemannii was found to host 945 species of beetles.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Luehea seemannii 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
- Luehea speciosa
- Luehea grandiflora
- Luehea divaricata
- Parinari campestris
- Pterospermum heterophyllum
- Pterospermum niveum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Luehea
- Species
- Luehea seemannii
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