Curatella americana, commonly known as the wild cashew tree, sambaı́ba, and the sandpaper tree, is a species of tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is the sole accepted species in genus Curatella.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sandpaper tree 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
- Uapaca kirkiana
- Byrsonima coccolobifolia
- Terminalia ferdinandiana
- Semecarpus anacardium
- Psidium laruotteanum
- Gardenia megasperma
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Dilleniales
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Genus
- Curatella
- Species
- Curatella americana
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