Moquilea tomentosa Benth. is a plant in the Chrysobalanaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Moquilea tomentosa Benth.
Moquilea tomentosa is a cultivated flowering plant native to most of Brazil, grown for fruit and used as a street tree.
Moquilea tomentosa Benth., which has the synonym Licania tomentosa, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Chrysobalanaceae. This species is native to most of Brazil. It is widely cultivated across South America and South Africa to produce its abundant fruit, and it is also planted as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.
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Neocarya macrophylla (Sabine) Prance ex F.White
Parinari capensis Harv.
Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth.
Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small
Chrysobalanus icaco L.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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