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Contact-Poisonous Plants of the WorldStone fruit (drupe) reddish and fleshy, approx. 1 cm in diameter. The tree is sometimes cultivated for the black Burma Lacquer which is gathered from the bark. Effects: Allergizing and chemically skin-irritating. The smoke of the burning wood can also be dangerous. Measures: Corticosteroid ointment, medical attention, Tetanus prophylaxis. Black Poison Wood Metopium toxiferum Krug. Anacardiaceae family (Sumac family) Synonyms: Poison Bark (en), Doctor's Gum (en) Occurrence: West-Indies, Bahamas, Southern Florida, Yucatan, Belize, Cuba, Jamaica. Frequently found in open areas. Description: Shrub or small tree up to 12 m tall, bark yellowish-brown, wide open branches. The 3- to 7-fold leaves are light green and up to 30 cm long, shiny on top and dull underneath. Blossoms white, berries yellow to orange. The latex sometimes emerges by itself from bark and leaves and becomes black when exposed to air. Effects: Chemically skin-irritating and allergizing. After contact with the latex 70% of the Europeans develop itching papules a few days later which develop into blisters and remain for several weeks ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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