Plants with toxic alkaloids - University of Washington
Plants with toxic alkaloids - University of Washington
Plants with toxic alkaloids - University of Washington
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Manchineel Hippomane mancinella<br />
Manchineel trees,<br />
Hippomane mancinella,<br />
in the spurge family<br />
(Euphorbiaceae), is<br />
native to Florida.<br />
"manzanilla de la<br />
muerte“ = "little apple<br />
<strong>of</strong> death", The fruit can<br />
be fatal, but the tree will<br />
maim you before that.<br />
The tree secretes a toxin that causes blistering when in contact <strong>with</strong> any<br />
damp patch <strong>of</strong> skin. Imagine that during rainfall Caribs lashed you to the<br />
tree as a form <strong>of</strong> torture. They also used the sap to poison their blowgun<br />
darts and the leaves to poison enemies’ water supplies. Smoke produced<br />
by the trees is <strong>toxic</strong> enough to cause blindness.
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