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Coriaria ruscifolia L.
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Chile Central
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Arbusto delgado, usualmente sarmentoso, de 1 a 2 m de altura, usualmente recurvado; ramas verdes o cafés cuando viejas. Hojas extendidas todas en un plano, simples, opuestas, generalmente sésiles, de lanceolado-oblongas a oblongo-obovadas, subcoriáceas.
Inflorescencias apicales, racimos péndulos, en pequeñas ramas laterales. Flores pequeñas, amarillas; cáliz morado, raquis rojizo, corola crema amarillento, sépalos y pétalos triangulares, estambres pardos. Frutos rojo oscuro, negros, globosos, jugosos, el jugo de color rojo sangre.Bosque de páramo y semipáramo.
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Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Esta planta contiene un principio venenoso (coriamyrtine) que en los animales causa convulsiones, aumento de los movimientos respiratorios y del corazón y finalmente la muerte por asfixia y agotamiento del corazón. Los niños se han intoxicado al comer sus frutos dulces. En Suramérica el jugo de los frutos se usa como tinte.
Coriaria ruscifolia is a plant native to southern South America. It is a deciduous shrub, and is poisonous except for the "fruit", which are actually petals.[1]
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- ^ "Coriaria ruscifolia". pfaf.org. Plants for a Future. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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Coriaria thymifolia, known as Shanshi, is a plant found in the northern Andes. The plant is often mistaken for blueberries,[1] however unlike blueberries, the fruit of the Shanshi is toxic and has hallucinogenic properties.[2]
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- ^ "Encyclo Online Encyclopedia". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "The Vaults of Erowid". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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