Manchineel Tree in Florida Looks Harmless, But Could Possibly be World's Deadliest Tree

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The Manchineel tree has thin branches that are covered by waxy green leaves and little apple-like fruit, just like any other tree.

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However, if you eat anything from the tree, stay beneath it when it rains, use its wood to light a fire, or just touch its sap, you might be poisoned.

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the Guinness Book of World Records declared the Manchineel to be world's most dangerous tree. It can only be found in one state in the United States: Florida.

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The sap that its trunk exudes is so poisonous and acidic that even the slightest contact with human skin causes blisters, and if it comes into contact with a person's eyes, it can cause blindness.

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If the skin is wetted by raindrops carrying sap, even standing beneath it in the rain might cause blistering. Furthermore, a single bite of its little green apple-like fruit may inflict burning and intense agony, as well as be lethal. And if one of these dangerous trees is burnt and the smoke which the fire emit reaches a person's eyes, it may induce blindness.

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The Manchineel is known as the "beach apple" because of its fruit's remarkable similarity to delicious apples.

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Most trees have warning signs on them or are painted red to deter unknowing ramblers, according to the video. The fruits of the manchineel tree are toxic, so be careful. When it's raining, don't stand under a tree.

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