Ekebergia capensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is commonly known as the Cape ash. Its range extends from the Eastern Cape of South Africa to Sudan and Ethiopia. It has been introduced onto Ascension Island.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cape Ash 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
- Harpephyllum afrum
- Flindersia australis
- Bersama lucens
- Trichilia emetica
- Flindersia xanthoxyla
- Deinbollia oblongifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Ekebergia
- Species
- Ekebergia capensis
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