Olinia emarginata, the mountain hard pear or berghardepeer in Afrikaans language, is a tree species in the family Penaeaceae. It is native to South Africa and Lesotho.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Hardpear 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 ventosa
- Myrcianthes cisplatensis
- Metrosideros bartlettii
- Temu cruckshanksii
- Combretum afrum
- Apodytes dimidiata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Penaeaceae
- Genus
- Olinia
- Species
- Olinia emarginata
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