Glittering-leaved Millettia (Callerya nitida)

Glittering-leaved Millettia, a reference photo — Photo: 阿橋 HQ · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Callerya nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to south-central and southeast mainland China, Hainan and Taiwan. It was first described by George Bentham in 1842 as Millettia nitida.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Glittering-leaved Millettia 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

Wisteriopsis reticulata
Lonchocarpus sericeus
Lonchocarpus guatemalensis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Callerya
Species: Callerya nitida

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