German: Afrikanischer Upasbaum

Mandarin: 见血封喉 (jian xue feng hou)

Kingdom: Plantae (2106)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2013)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1696)

      Order: Urticales (33)

        Family: Moraceae (20) (family description)

          Genus: Antiaris (1)

           Epithet: toxicaria (1)

             Subspecies: africana (Engl.) C.C.Berg

Synonym: Antiaris innoxia Blume

africana => of African origin

innoxia => without prickles, harmless

toxicaria => poisonous

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: green, beige

Check for Antiaris toxicaria at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [933] Antiaris toxicaria - AgroForestryTree Database
• [1405] Antiaris toxicaria - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [41] Hawthorne,W. D., Gyakari,N. (2006): Photoguide for the forest trees of Ghana : a tree-spotter's field guide for identifying the largest trees. Oxford, UK.

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