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Hura Crepitans
This tropical plant is known as the sand-box
tree. Its deep-furrowed, rounded, hard-shelled fruit is about the
size of an orange, and when ripe and dry, it bursts open with a
sharp noise like the report of a pistol; hence, it is also called
the monkey's dinner bell. An emetic oil is extracted from the
seeds, and a venomous, milky juice is abundant in all parts of the
plant.
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