Pyrenaria microcarpa is an evergreen plant in the family Theaceae. It is native from southern mainland China, east to Taiwan, and south to Myanmar and Vietnam.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pyrenaria microcarpa 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
- Eurya nitida
- Ilex formosana — considered toxic
- Ilex cochinchinensis — considered toxic
- Adinandra formosana
- Ilex uraiensis — considered toxic
- Symplocos wikstroemiifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Pyrenaria
- Species
- Pyrenaria microcarpa
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