Lannea schweinfurthii is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree within the Anacardiaceae family. The tree is sometimes called 'bastard marula' or 'false marula' because when it is without flowers or fruits, it become quite similar to the marula tree and sometimes it's confused for the marula tree. Extracts of the species is used in traditional human and veterinary medical practices.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of False-marula 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
- Guibourtia coleosperma
- Sclerocarya birrea
- Zanthoxylum arborescens
- Commiphora caudata
- Schrebera swietenioides
- Phyllanthus chacoensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Lannea
- Species
- Lannea schweinfurthii
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