Poisonous Plants of Hawaii
Author: Harry L. Arnold
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-04-03
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781092602181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoisonous Plants of Hawaii, first published in 1944, provides an overview of more than 100 plant species known (or reported) to be poisonous and found on the Hawaiian Islands. Described first are the most common dangerous plants which experience has shown are frequently the source of serious poisoning. A comprehensive list of all the plants reported by various authors as dangerous follows, with details on each plants toxicity, human and animal reactions and suggested treatments. Although dated, the book remains useful for its detailed line drawings, its anecdotal accounts of plant-related poisonings in Hawaii, and as a basis for more modern works on the subject. As noted in the Foreword, there are two general rules regarding poisonous plants which should be emphasized: (1) Never eat or taste any strange fruit, leaf, or root; and (2) usually plants closely related botanically have similar properties, for example, all Apocynaceous plants, all Daturas and Brugmansias, and all Solanaceous plants are likely to be dangerous.
