Psydrax obovatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to southern Africa, where it ranges from the Cape Provinces to KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Provinces, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Inland Pioneer Quar 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
- Psydrax locuples
- Psydrax odoratus
- Acokanthera rotundata — considered toxic
- Scutia myrtina
- Gymnosporia arenicola
- Pavetta revoluta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Psydrax
- Species
- Psydrax obovatus
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