Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don is a plant in the Staphyleaceae family, order Crossosomatales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don

Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don

Turpinia occidentalis (muttonwood) is a tree native to parts of southern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.

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Family
Staphyleaceae
Genus
Turpinia
Order
Crossosomatales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don

Turpinia occidentalis, commonly known as muttonwood, is a tree species. It is native to southern Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Central America, and northern South America.

Photo: (c) Alexis López Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis López Hernández · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Crossosomatales › Staphyleaceae › Turpinia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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