Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon is a rare species of tree in the family Icacinaceae known by the common name pincho palo de rosa. It is native to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Palo de rosa 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
- Maytenus laevigata
- Drypetes diversifolia
- Coccoloba costata
- Coccoloba diversifolia
- Coccoloba swartzii
- Gymnosporia thompsonii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Metteniusales
- Family
- Metteniusaceae
- Genus
- Ottoschulzia
- Species
- Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon
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