Toxic poisonous plant

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Origin

Native of tropical America; grown in Indian gardens.

Action:

Fruit—edible; contains 64 mg/100 g ascorbic acid; narcotic when eaten in excess.

Leaves, the peel and seeds of green fruit, and roots—cyanogenetic.

Roots— poisonous.

Toxicity:

Fruit—edible; contains 64 mg/100 g ascorbic acid; narcotic

when eaten in excess.

Roots— poisonous.

1) Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017

2) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314,  2018.

3) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  468.