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  2. Manchineel - Wikipedia

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    Manchineel is native to the Caribbean, the U.S. state of Florida, the Bahamas, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [8] The manchineel tree can be found on coastal beaches and in brackish swamps, where it grows among mangroves. It provides excellent natural windbreaks and its roots stabilize the sand, thus reducing beach erosion ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Manzanilla Beach, Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia

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    The beach was so named by early Spanish settlers, who encountered what they thought were apple trees with small fruit. They were in fact the manchineel tree, bearing toxic fruit that closely resembles apples. [2] The name of the area was still maintained even after the arrival of the British in 1797.

  5. Manchioneal, Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Manchioneal is a settlement in Portland, Jamaica.It has a population of 2,292 as of 2009. [1] It is located towards the eastern end in Portland Parish.The town got its name from the Manchioneel tree, a plant located exclusively along the coastline in the community.

  6. Tobago Cays - Wikipedia

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    In the Tobago Cays Marine Park, highly poisonous manchineel trees (Hippomane mancinella) are well established on Petit Rameau, Baradal, and Jamesby islands. They appear more as low growth shrubs, rather than the tall trees found elsewhere in the Grenadines. [ 3 ]

  7. Phorbol - Wikipedia

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    Phorbol is a natural product found in many plants, especially those of the Euphorbiaceae and Thymelaeaceae families. [10] [11] Phorbol is the active constituent of the highly toxic New World tropical manchineel or beach apple, Hippomane mancinella. [12]

  8. 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.

  9. Metopium toxiferum - Wikipedia

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    Metopium toxiferum, the poisonwood, Florida poisontree, or hog gum, is a species of flowering tree in the cashew or sumac family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to the American Neotropics. It produces the irritant urushiol much like its close relatives poison sumac and poison oak. It is related to black poisonwood (Metopium brownei).