Ternstroemia gymnanthera is a species of flowering plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae which grows on elevations of 200–2,800 metres (660–9,190 ft) in Japan, China and on elevation of 1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft) in Himalayas. The plant is 3.5 metres (11 ft) tall and blooms from June to July.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese Ternstroemia 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
- Machilus obovatifolia
- Litsea rotundifolia
- Ilex integra — considered toxic
- Myrsine lorentziana
- Machilus chekiangensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Pentaphylacaceae
- Genus
- Ternstroemia
- Species
- Ternstroemia gymnanthera
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