Xylopia aromatica is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Honduras to Paraguay and southern Brazil, including Cuba. It grows in the Cerrado grasslands, particularly in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais, in eastern Brazil.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Xylopia aromatica 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Magnoliales
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Xylopia
- Species
- Xylopia aromatica
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