Pachypodium lealii, the bottle tree, is a species of plant included in the genus Pachypodium. The scientific name derives from the 19th century Portuguese geologist Fernando da Costa Leal, who described the bottle tree during an exploration in southern Angola.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bottle tree 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
- Moringa ovalifolia
- Sesamothamnus lugardii
- Sesamothamnus guerichii
- Pachypodium geayi
- Dendrosicyos socotranus
- Cyphostemma currorii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Pachypodium
- Species
- Pachypodium lealii
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