Did you know that the Tree of Death - manchineel (Hippomane mancinella) is known as the most dangerous tree in the world because of its toxicity?
Tree of Death - Manchineel
- Hippomane mancinella
The manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella) is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Known as the most dangerous tree in the world because of
its toxicity. Its native range stretches from the sandy beaches and mangroves in tropical climates stretching from Florida to the Caribbean and down into parts of Central and South America.
The genus name Hippomane comes from two Greek words, hippo meaning “horse,” and mane, which is derived from mania and means “madness.” Theophrastus, an ancient Greek philosopher, gave the name Hippomane to a native plant in Greece after determining that horses became “crazy” after eating it. Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, in turn gave the same name to this noxious tree from the Americas.
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