Calycophyllum spruceanum, common names capirona and Pau-Mulato, is a canopy tree belonging to the Rubiaceae family indigenous to the Amazon rainforest. Its most interesting characteristic is its very shiny, highly polished green bark. The oblong leaves are up to seven inches (18 centimeters) in length. The white flowers are in small terminal clusters.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Calycophyllum spruceanum 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
- Terminalia oblonga
- Eucalyptus deglupta
- Libidibia leiostachya
- Eugenia candolleana
- Pseudalbizzia niopoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Calycophyllum
- Species
- Calycophyllum spruceanum
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