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  2. Manchineel - Wikipedia

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    It is also called beach apple. [5] A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, 'little apple of death'. This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most toxic trees in the world: it has milky-white sap that contains numerous toxins and can cause blistering. The sap is present in every part of the tree—bark, leaves, and fruit.

  3. Solanum aculeastrum - Wikipedia

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    Solanum aculeastrum is commonly known as soda apple, sodaapple nightshade, [1] goat apple, poison apple, or more ambiguously as "bitter-apple". It is a poisonous nightshade species from Africa and only distantly related to true apples. The term "soda apple" probably derives from "Sodom apple", modified due to the fruit's detergent properties.

  4. Podophyllum peltatum - Wikipedia

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    Podophyllotoxin is highly toxic if consumed. They are also grown as ornamental plants for their attractive foliage and flowers, and they are a larval host for the golden borer moth and the may apple borer. [11] Though the common name is mayapple, [12] in some areas it is the flower that appears in early May, not the "apple". The fruit or "apple ...

  5. Have you ever seen a poisonous 'little apple of death' tree?

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    This is one tree you want to avoid -- unless there's something about the nickname "Little Apple of Death" that appeals to you. At first glance, the Manchineel tree is quite beautiful, with lush ...

  6. 10 Common Foods That Can Be Poisonous - AOL

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    Fruits, vegetables, seeds and beans are all essential parts of a well-balanced and healthy diet, but if these health gems are not consumed properly, they could be poisonous and detrimental to our ...

  7. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    apple: Rosaceae: The seeds are mildly poisonous, containing a small amount of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside. [13] The quantity contained in the seeds of a single apple is usually not enough to be dangerous to humans, but it is possible to ingest enough seeds to provide a fatal dose. [14] [15] [16] Mangifera indica: mango: Anacardiaceae

  8. Apple - Wikipedia

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    An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus spp., among them the domestic or orchard apple; Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found.

  9. Solanum viarum - Wikipedia

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    Solanum viarum, the tropical soda apple, [1] is a perennial shrub native to Brazil and Argentina with a prickly stem and prickly leaves. The fruit is golf-ball-sized with the coloration of a watermelon .