Luma apiculata, the Chilean myrtle, arrayán or temu, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, native to the central Andes between Chile and Argentina, at 33–45° south latitude. Growing to 10–15 m (33–49 ft) tall and wide, it is a vigorous, bushy, evergreen tree with fragrant flowers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Arrayan 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Luma
- Species
- Luma apiculata
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