Hippomane spinosa

Hippomane spinosa is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae.[3]

Hippomane spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Hippomane
Species:
H. spinosa
Binomial name
Hippomane spinosa
Synonyms[2]

Sapium ilicifolium Willd.

It was described by Linnaeus in 1753.[4] In Haitian Creole, the plant is known as pomme zombi (zombie apple), and in Dominican Spanish, it is known as manzanillo (chamomile). Like the related manchineel (H. mancinella), its toxicity makes it resistant to deforestation by locals.

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is found in the Hispaniolan dry forests ecoregion.[2][5][6]

See also
  • Flora of Hispaniola

References
  1. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/188898280/188914098
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Tropicos, Hippomane spinosa L
  4. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1191-1192 in Latin
  5. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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