Black creeper

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Ichnocarpus frutescens

Black creeper, a reference photo
Photo: Forestowlet · CC0 (licence)

Ichnocarpus frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, known by the English common name black creeper. It is native to much of China, India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Black creeper 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
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Species
Ichnocarpus frutescens

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