Ptaeroxylon obliquum is the botanical name for the sneezewood tree. It is native to Southern Africa, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It is the only species in the genus Ptaeroxylon.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sneezewood 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
- Zanthoxylum capense
- Clausena anisata
- Pistacia mexicana
- Schotia latifolia
- Schinopsis brasiliensis
- Hippobromus pauciflorus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Ptaeroxylon
- Species
- Ptaeroxylon obliquum
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