Lexicon:Upas tree
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| Term: | upas tree |
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| References: | The Fortune of War, page 31 |
| Meaning: | A tree of the nettle order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, related to the fig and also to the hemp, or marijuana, plant. According to legend, falling asleep under a upas tree was fatal. This probably arose from the fact that the latex from the upas tree in Java (Antiaris toxicaria) was used by natives as an arrow poison for hunting. |
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
