Mountain Tallow (Triadica cochinchinensis)

Mountain Tallow, a reference photo — Photo: 阿橋 HQ · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Triadica cochinchinensis is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. This tree is sometimes referred to by the common name mountain tallow tree.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Mountain Tallow 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

Persea caerulea

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Triadica
Species: Triadica cochinchinensis

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