The tree that can kill you only with an approach
Although living in places as placid as the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Galapagos Islands, or the state of Florida, when the Spaniards first encountered this tree during their conquest of the Americas did not last long to call it "The tree of death". It does not even let you touch it: it produces chemical burns; Although its toxicity mainly resides in its fruit, and its ingestion can cause vomiting, diarrhea and seizures.
Nicola Strickland wrote about her encounter with the "tree of death" on her vacation in the Caribbean. After confusing the fruit with an apple orchard, she and her friend took a small bite. Moments later, the "spicy taste" in his mouth became a burning sensation and within minutes he struggled to breathe as his airways had closed. Along with this, a severe pain developed in the neck when the toxin leaked into his lymph nodes. Nicola and his friend were lucky enough to live, and it is speculated that they survived because the amount they ingested was minuscule.
There are even stories of the Caribbean tribes that uses the sap of the tree as a method of torture. After tying their captives to him, they waited for rain to rain because their sap was highly soluble, and thus spread through the body. This is full of toxins, which on contact with the skin cause blisters, burning and severe irritation.
"Burn him and send him to hell," we might say. Mistake: Unfortunately, tree smoke causes eye irritation and even cases of temporary blindness have been reported.
The funniest thing about it is that there are some iguanas that live among its branches.
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