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North America distribution zone

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Hippomane mancinella L.

Euphorbiaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador) int W MC? SC? Africa

SC SE

M[L]

D E

hel hyg->xer calc

dr (bark and wood decoction for syphilis, edema and tetanus, fruits ingested is a potent aphrodisiac) fd (for honey only) ma sa (windbreaks) ti (cabinet work, carpentry, fine furniture, gun stocks, veneer) tx (eating fruits and seeds can cause death, milky juice in all plants causes swelling, burning, blistering, intense skin irritation and temporary blindness if rubbed into the eyes, sawdust unusable as fuel because the smoke is intensely irritant to the eye)

Mancinella venenata Tuss.

poison manchineel; manchineel (Belize, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Gorda); manchioneel (Bahamas, Virgin Islands); poison-guava (Virgin Islands)

mancenillier vénéneux; arbre à poison, arbre de mort, figuier bord de mer; hyppomane, mancenillier, manchenille, maximilien (Haiti); maximilier (Guadeloupe, Martinique); pomme zombie (Haiti); wancinillier (Guadeloupe)

jabillo de playa (Costa Rica); limoncillo (Venezuela); manzanillo (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador); manzanillo de costa (Cuba); manzanillo de la playa (Costa Rica); manzanillo de playa (Costa Rica, Venezuela); manzano (Ecuador, Nicaragua); manzano de playa, manzano de playa marina (Nicaragua); pinipiniche (Cuba)

balau bakuru (carib); maksmilyen, mancheni (creole, Haiti); manchineel; manchinil (creole, Haiti); mancinella (italian); mangeniel (Netherlands Antilles); manseniye (creole, Haiti); manzalinja, manzanilla (Netherlands Antilles); Manzanillabaum (german); ular (kuna, Panama)

manzanillo

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Latin name	Hippomane mancinella L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador) int W MC? SC? Africa
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (bark and wood decoction for syphilis, edema and tetanus, fruits ingested is a potent aphrodisiac) fd (for honey only) ma sa (windbreaks) ti (cabinet work, carpentry, fine furniture, gun stocks, veneer) tx (eating fruits and seeds can cause death, milky juice in all plants causes swelling, burning, blistering, intense skin irritation and temporary blindness if rubbed into the eyes, sawdust unusable as fuel because the smoke is intensely irritant to the eye)
Synonym	Mancinella venenata Tuss.
English name	poison manchineel; manchineel (Belize, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Gorda); manchioneel (Bahamas, Virgin Islands); poison-guava (Virgin Islands)
French name	mancenillier vénéneux; arbre à poison, arbre de mort, figuier bord de mer; hyppomane, mancenillier, manchenille, maximilien (Haiti); maximilier (Guadeloupe, Martinique); pomme zombie (Haiti); wancinillier (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	jabillo de playa (Costa Rica); limoncillo (Venezuela); manzanillo (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador); manzanillo de costa (Cuba); manzanillo de la playa (Costa Rica); manzanillo de playa (Costa Rica, Venezuela); manzano (Ecuador, Nicaragua); manzano de playa, manzano de playa marina (Nicaragua); pinipiniche (Cuba)
Other name	balau bakuru (carib); maksmilyen, mancheni (creole, Haiti); manchineel; manchinil (creole, Haiti); mancinella (italian); mangeniel (Netherlands Antilles); manseniye (creole, Haiti); manzalinja, manzanilla (Netherlands Antilles); Manzanillabaum (german); ular (kuna, Panama)
Trade name	manzanillo