(Last Modified On 3/13/2013)
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(Last Modified On 3/13/2013)
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Genus
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Coriaria L.
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Gen. P1. ed. 5, 459, 1754.
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Description
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Characters of the family.
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The members of this genus are extremely poisonous to livestock and serious illness or death has been reported in children who have eaten quantities of the sweet fruits. Heavy losses of livestock have been reported in New Zealand due to eating the leaves of a species of this genus, and cattle are poisoned in the Andes area of South America.
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