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Hippomane mancinella Linnaeus. Common name: Manchineel. Phenology: Jan-May; (Mar-) May-Sep. Habitat: Rockland hammocks, coastal berms, coastal buttonwood woodlands. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and n. South America; Galapagos Islands.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: The latex is a caustic contact poison.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl2, FNA12, K4, Mex, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Hippomane mancinella L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Hippomane mancinella - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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