Myrica rubra is a species of flowering plant in the family Myricaceae. A subtropical tree grown for its fruit, M. rubra is native to a region including southeastern China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Bayberry 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
- Morella esculenta
- Morella adenophora
- Elaeocarpus decipiens
- Labatia gardneriana
- Pittosporum pentandrum
- Planchonella pohlmaniana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Morella
- Species
- Morella rubra
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