Pachystroma is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865. It is the only genus of its tribe Pachystromateae. The only known species is Pachystroma longifolium, native to Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pachystroma longifolium 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
- Macadamia integrifolia — considered toxic
- Macadamia tetraphylla — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Pachystroma
- Species
- Pachystroma longifolium
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