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Is dogbane poisonous?

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Some dogbanes are poisonous, e.g., the oleanders and the ordeal tree ( Tanghinia venenifera ) of Madagascar. Dogbane is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Gentianales.

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