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Strychnos nux-vomica, the strychnine tree, [2] also known as nux vomica, poison fruit, semen strychnos, and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India and to southeast Asia. It is a medium-sized tree in the family Loganiaceae that grows in open habitats. Its leaves are ovate and 5–9 centimetres (2–3.5 in) in size. [3]
The fruits are button-like (from which the common names derive), 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) diameter, with no petals; they are produced in stalked panicles of 35-56 flowers. The fruit is a cluster of red to brown, small scaly, two-winged cone-like seeds, 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long. The seed heads burst when ripe, and the seeds are dispersed ...
Common names include toothache plant, Szechuan buttons, [2] paracress, jambu, [3] buzz buttons, [4] tingflowers and electric daisy. [5] Its native distribution is unclear, but it is likely derived from a Brazilian Acmella species. [6] A small, erect plant, it grows quickly and bears gold and red inflorescences. It is frost-sensitive but ...
Craspedia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae commonly known as billy buttons, billy balls, and woollyheads. They are native to Australia and New Zealand where they grow in a variety of habitats from sea level to the Southern Alps .
An early use of vegetable ivory, attested from the 1880s, was the manufacture of buttons.The material is called corozo or corosso when used in buttons.Rochester, New York was a center of manufacturing where the buttons were "subjected to a treatment which is secret among the Rochester manufacturers", presumably improving their "beauty and wearing qualities". [5]
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