Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Eschweilera ovata 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
- Lecythis minor
- Lafoensia glyptocarpa
- Garcinia gummi-gutta
- Goetzea elegans
- Garcinia warrenii
- Heisteria silvianii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Genus
- Eschweilera
- Species
- Eschweilera ovata
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