| While on the beach, keep a lookout for manchineel trees because the fruit and sap is highly poisonous. |
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| However, manchineel is planted as a common shade tree in the Virgin Islands, which makes one wonder just how poisonous it really is! |
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| The manchineel is highly toxic and possesses a sap that irritates the skin. |
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| Various studies on the active principles of the manchineel tree have shown tigliane phorbol esters to be the likely cause of the severe reactions. |
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| A picnic lunch was arranged on the beach under a manchineel tree and guest swam in the clear blue waters while John planted coconut trees along the shore. |
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| There is nothing for her to do but to die under the manchineel tree. |
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| If you follow the path to the old orchard, you will also find mahogany trees, easily distinguished from the manchineel since their trunk is rugged, rather than smooth. |
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