Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Castela coccinea 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
- Castela tweediei
- Castela galapageia
- Maytenus spinosa
- Gymnosporia maranguensis
- Condalia buxifolia
- Condalia velutina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Genus
- Castela
- Species
- Castela coccinea
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