Prionostemma aspera is species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, and the sole species in genus Prionstemma. It is a scrambling shrub or tree native to the tropical Americas, native from Nayarit in western Mexico to Honduras, and from Costa Rica through northern South America to Bolivia and Northeastern Brazil. It grows in lowland tropical moist forests.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Prionostemma aspera 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Prionostemma
- Species
- Prionostemma aspera
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