Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, commonly called candlewood, cherrywood or kershout, is a medium-sized evergreen tree, indigenous to South Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Candlewood 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 oleoides
- Euclea racemosa
- Robsonodendron eucleiforme
- Pterocelastrus echinatus
- Robsonodendron maritimum
- Buxus hildebrandtii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Pterocelastrus
- Species
- Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
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