A Sea-Bean Guide: Antidote Vine (Fevillea cordifolia)

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Antidote Vine
Fevillea cordifolia

"It has been used as a purgative, reputed antidote for many kinds of poisoning, and as a treatment for numerous diseases."
[from: George L. Robinson and Richard P. Wunderlin; "REVISION OF FEVILLEA (CUCURBITACEAE: ZANONIEAE)";
1974; BRIT.ORG/SIDA 21(4). For a 1.8 MB, 26-page copy in pdf format, Click Here!]

Close-up of interior of the Antidote Vine seed.
See also: Why Sea-Beans Float

Links

Fevillea cordifolia - the plant, flower, leaf and seeds
ATRIUM - the biodiversity information system - leaves, fruit exterior and interior, seeds

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