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Strychnos nux-vomica
Deadly poisonous — never eat any part of it.
If someone has eaten it, call emergency services or your poison control centre.
About
Strychnos nux-vomica, the strychnine tree, also known as nux vomica, poison fruit, semen strychnos, and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India and to southeast Asia. It is a medium-sized tree in the family Loganiaceae that grows in open habitats. Its leaves are ovate and 5–9 centimetres (2–3.5 in) in size. It is known for being the natural source of the extremely poisonous compound strychnine.
- Family
- Loganiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Strychnos nux-vomica
- Slug
- strychnos-nux-vomica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Genus
- Strychnos
- Species
- nux-vomica
- Wikidata QID
- Q272945
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 5
- Data completeness
- 43
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