Olinia ventosa, commonly known as the hard-pear. is a large, evergreen forest tree indigenous to South Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hard pear 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
- Olinia emarginata
- Pleurostylia opposita
- Apodytes dimidiata
- Ilex mitis — considered toxic
- Syzygium hemilamprum
- Scolopia mundii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Penaeaceae
- Genus
- Olinia
- Species
- Olinia ventosa
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