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Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the mulberry and fig family, Moraceae.It is the only species currently recognized in the genus Antiaris.The genus Antiaris was at one time considered to consist of several species, but is now regarded as just one variable species which can be further divided into five subspecies.
The main plant sources for the poisons are members of the genera Antiaris, Strychnos and Strophanthus. Antiaris toxicaria, a tree of the mulberry and breadfruit family locally known as upas or ancar, is the most commonly used source for arrow poison in various ethnic groups in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The sap or juice of the ...
Antiarins are cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). [2] There are two closely related forms, α-antiarin and β-antiarin. The two share the same aglycone, antiarigenin, but differ in the sugar group that is attached to it.
Scientific name Old name (as per Parkinson 1923) Dilleniaceae: ... Antiaris toxicaria: Morus laevigata: Streblus asper: Phyllochlamys spinosa: Plecospermum andamanicum:
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range ... Although there is no obvious preference for tree type, they have often been observed in Antiaris toxicaria. [4]
The following list of Khmu (Kammu Yuan dialect [1] of Luang Namtha Province, Laos) plant names is from Jan-Olof Svantesson et al. (2013). [ 2 ] Flowering plants
Curare (/ k ʊ ˈ r ɑːr i / or / k j ʊ ˈ r ɑːr i /; kuu-RAH-ree or kyuu-RAH-ree) is a common name for various alkaloid arrow poisons originating from plant extracts.
The poison is made from the concentrated sap of the Antiaris toxicaria tree (variously known as upas, apo, or ipoh). The sap contains the toxin antiarin which can cause convulsions and death by cardiac arrest , even if the darts only cause minor injuries. [ 1 ]