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Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the
mulberry and fig family, Moraceae. It is the only
species currently recognized in the
genus Antiaris. The
genus Antiaris...
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sumpit (or sumpitan)
blowgun darts are
typically coated in the sap of
Antiaris toxicaria (upas)
which causes convulsions and
death by
cardiac arrest. Uniquely...
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Antiarins are
cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree (
Antiaris toxicaria).
There are two forms, α-antiarin and β-antiarin. β-Antiarin, a cardiac...
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Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley):
convallotoxin Antiaris toxicaria (upas tree):
antiarin Strophanthus kombe (Strophanthus vine): ouabain...
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Mountains forests include Milicia excelsa,
Triplochiton scleroxylon,
Antiaris toxicaria africana,
Diospyros mespiliformis,
Afzelia africana, and
Ceiba pentandra...
- bamboo. They used
thick short darts dipped in the
concentrated sap of
Antiaris toxicaria which could cause lethal cardiac arrest.
Bamboo can be used in water...
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being loaded. The
poison is made from the
concentrated sap of the
Antiaris toxicaria tree (variously
known as upas, apo, or ipoh). The sap
contains the...
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sources for the
poisons are
members of the
genera Antiaris,
Strychnos and Strophanthus.
Antiaris toxicaria for example, a tree of the
mulberry and breadfruit...
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gigantea Mansonia altissima Celtis zenkeri Ricinodendron heudelotii Antiaris toxicaria Swamp forests Alstonia boonei Cleistopholis patens Carapa procera...
- are
mainly extracted from
plants of the
Antiaris,
Strychnos and
Strophanthus genera, and
Antiaris toxicaria (a tree of the
mulberry and
breadfruit family)...
