Terminalia prunioides, commonly known as the purple-pod cluster-leaf, purple-pod terminalia, or in Afrikaans as sterkbos or bloedvrugboom, is a small deciduous African tree in the family Combretaceae. It is native to eastern and south-central parts of the continent, ranging from Ethiopia and Somalia in the north to South Africa in the south.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Purplepod clusterleaf 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Species
- Terminalia prunioides
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