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  2. Manchineel - Wikipedia

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    In the film Wind Across the Everglades (1958), a notorious poacher named Cottonmouth (played by Burl Ives) ties a victim to the trunk of a manchineel tree, which a character explains as "the only tree that carves its initials into you." [27] The tree is recorded as the world's most dangerous tree by Guinness World Records. [28]

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

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    Burning a Manchineel tree can even cause blindness if the smoke gets in your eyes. Manchineel trees aren't all bad, though. They are found on coastal beaches where their roots stabilize the sand ...

  4. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    Standing beneath the tree during rain can cause blistering of the skin from even a small drop of rain with the latex in it. Burning tree parts may cause blindness if the smoke reaches the eyes. The fruit can also be fatal if eaten. Many trees carry a warning sign, while others have been marked with a red "X" on the trunk to indicate danger.

  5. Phorbol - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] Phorbol is the active constituent of the highly toxic New World tropical manchineel or beach apple, Hippomane mancinella. [12] It is very soluble in most polar organic solvents, as well as in water. In the manchineel, this leads to an additional exposure risk during rain, where liquid splashing from an undamaged tree may also be ...

  6. Cerbera odollam - Wikipedia

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    Cerbera odollam is known by a number of vernacular names, depending on the region. These include othalam (ഒതളം) in the Malayalam language used in Kerala, India; kattu arali (காட்டரளி) in the adjacent state of Tamil Nadu; dabur (ডাবুর) in Bengali; famentana, kisopo, samanta or tangena in Madagascar; and pong-pong, buta-buta, bintaro or nyan in Southeast Asia.

  7. Atropa belladonna - Wikipedia

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    Atropa bella-donna flower. Atropa bella-donna is a branching herbaceous perennial rhizomatous hemicryptophyte, often growing as a subshrub from a fleshy rootstock. Plants can reach a height of 2 m (7 ft) (more commonly 1.5 m (5 ft)), and have ovate leaves up to 18 cm (7 in) long.

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  9. Hunter dies in freak accident after bear falls from tree in ...

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    The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources said a treed bear fell and hit the hunter. The man, 58, later died at a hospital. Hunter dies in freak accident after bear falls from tree in Virginia