Musanga cecropioides, the African corkwood tree or umbrella tree, is found in tropical Africa from Sierra Leone south to Angola and east to Uganda. It is typical in secondary forests.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of African corkwood tree 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
- Cecropia sciadophylla
- Cecropia obtusifolia
- Cecropia glaziovii
- Cecropia angustifolia
- Cecropia pachystachya
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Musanga
- Species
- Musanga cecropioides
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