Ekebergia pterophylla, commonly known as the rock ash, rock Cape ash, or Klipessenhout in Afrikaans, is a tree that is part of the Meliaceae family. The plant is native to Eswatini and South Africa where it occurs in the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rock Ash 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
- Sapindales
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Ekebergia
- Species
- Ekebergia pterophylla
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