Torreya nucifera is a slow-growing, coniferous tree native to southern Japan and to South Korea's Jeju Island. It is also called kaya (榧) Japanese torreya or Japanese nutmeg-yew.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese torreya 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
- Cephalotaxus harringtonia
- Torreya taxifolia
- Taxus mairei — toxic
- Taxus globosa — toxic
- Taxus floridana — toxic
- Torreya californica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Genus
- Torreya
- Species
- Torreya nucifera
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