Robsonodendron maritimum (also known as white silky bark or witsybas) is a small, shrubby, evergreen tree that is indigenous to the coastal regions of South Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dune Saffronwood 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
- Maytenus lucida
- Robsonodendron eucleiforme
- Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
- Euclea racemosa
- Maytenus procumbens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Robsonodendron
- Species
- Robsonodendron maritimum
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