Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Symplocos congesta 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
- Symplocos theifolia
- Ilex cochinchinensis — considered toxic
- Ilex formosana — considered toxic
- Pyrenaria microcarpa
- Castanopsis uraiana
- Antidesma japonicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Symplocaceae
- Genus
- Symplocos
- Species
- Symplocos congesta
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