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The poison is a complex mix of lectins with the highest concentration in the fruits and seeds, followed by the root bark and the flowers. There is little poison in the leaves. [193] The lectins, generally called robin, are less toxic than those of e.g. Abrus (abrin) or Ricinus (ricin), and in non-fatal cases the toxic effects tend to be ...
The generic name is derived from the Greek words τοξικός (toxikos), meaning "poison," and δένδρον (dendron), meaning "tree". [3] The best-known members of the genus in North America are eastern poison ivy (T. radicans) and western poison oak (T. diversilobum), both ubiquitous throughout much of their respective region.
The genus Pistacia has sometimes been separated into its own family, the Pistaciaceae, based on the reduced flower structure, differences in pollen, and the feathery style of the flowers. [3] The nature of its ovary, though, does suggest it belongs in the Anacardiaceae, a position supported by morphological and molecular studies, and recent ...
This family of poisons makes a showing in S. M. Stirling's 2000 science fiction novel, On the Oceans of Eternity, where a renegade warlord is poisoned with aconite-laced food by his own chief of internal security. [citation needed] In the 2000s television show Merlin, the titular character attempts to poison Arthur with aconite while under a spell.
western poison ivy Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Toxicodendron radicans: eastern poison ivy Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Toxicodendron pubescens: Atlantic poison oak Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Toxicodendron parviflorum: small-flowered poison sumac Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Toxicodendron diversilobum: Pacific poison oak Anacardiaceae ...
Argemone mexicana – MHNT Flower bud of prickly poppy, which is a common weed of India. Picture is taken at Beliatore, West Bengal, India. Argemone mexicana, also known by the common names Mexican poppy, [1] Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle, [2] cardo, and cardosanto, is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in many parts of the world.
Toxicodendron vernicifluum (formerly Rhus verniciflua [1]), also known by the common name Chinese lacquer tree, [1] [2] [3] is an Asian tree species of genus Toxicodendron native to China and the Indian subcontinent, and cultivated in regions of China, Japan and Korea. [4]
Datura stramonium, known by the common names thornapple, jimsonweed (jimson weed), or devil's trumpet, [2] is a poisonous flowering plant in the Daturae tribe of the nightshade family Solanaceae. [3] Its likely origin was in Central America , [ 2 ] [ 4 ] and it has been introduced in many world regions.