Phytolacca rugosa

(Phytolacca rugosa)

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Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: root, seeds, berries Phytolacca rugosa is a species of plant flowering plant found in the Neotropics . They are plants that reach a size of 0.5-1 m tall. The leaves are 5-14 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide, acuminate to attenuated at the apex and at the base. The inflorescences in the form of clusters of 5-10 cm long, pubescent axes, pedicels 3-5 mm long; sepals red-purple, 1.7-2.7 mm long; stamens 6-12, in 1 whorl; ovary with 6-8 partially connate carpels.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Phytolaccaceae
Genus:Phytolacca
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