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Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 706. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 3/17/2017)
TOXICITY: Toxicity: Animal, Predicted
Toxic parts: Seeds
Details: Toxicity: Seeds of some species contain alkaloids with an acute paralytic, curare-like toxicity and are reputed to be used for poisoning animals; however, reports of toxicity in practice are rare. Seed meal could be detoxified by extraction with methane (Burrows & Tyrl 2001).
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