Antiaris toxicaria
Sackingtree, Upastree
Also known as: Cestrum toxicarium J.F.Gmel. +1 more
- Cestrum toxicarium J.F.Gmel.
- Mithridatea toxicaria (J.F.Gmel.) F.Dietr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Antiaris toxicaria (commonly known as Sackingtree or Upastree) is a tree within the Moraceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Queensland, Rwanda, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Fiji, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms