Hippomane mancinella
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The manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella), also known as the tree of death, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Its native range stretches from tropical southern North America to northern South America.
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Hippomane mancinella, commonly known as manchineel, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It belongs to the genus Hippomane and was described by Linnaeus in 1753. The organism is classified within the order Malpighiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta.
The taxon range for Hippomane mancinella includes Cuba, and it has been introduced to Guyana. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019. The species has documented occurrences in Mexico, with records held by institutions such as ECOSUR, INECOL, SERBO, IBUNAM, and FC-UNAM.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hippomane mancinella is referenced by 56 other articles, and connects out to United States, Mexico and Spain.
It is catalogued under topics including Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Hippomaneae and IUCN Red List least concern species.
Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Common Name: manchineel
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,112
- With media
- 998
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, INECOL, SERBO, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, CICY
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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- Hippomane mancinella
- taxon common name
- manchineel
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- H. mancinella
- taxon range
- Cuba
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/d51a552b-0d2c-4788-a5c9-824b552abbf1
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- Distribution and habitat
- Conservation
- Toxicity
- Uses
- Historical accounts
- In popular culture
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The manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella), also known as the tree of death, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Its native range stretches from tropical southern North America to northern South America.
The name manchineel (sometimes spelled manchioneel or manchineal), as well as the specific epithet mancinella, are from Spanish ('little apple'), from the superficial resemblance of its fruit and leaves to those of an apple tree. It is also called beach apple.
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