Phoenicophorium, the thief palm, is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The sole species is Phoenicophorium borsigianum.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Phoenicophorium borsigianum 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
- Verschaffeltia splendida
- Prestoea acuminata
- Pinanga tashiroi
- Lodoicea maldivica
- Acanthophoenix rubra
- Basselinia pancheri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phoenicophorium
- Species
- Phoenicophorium borsigianum
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