I found that a little odd myself, and hope no one gets too delerious and hugs a manchineel tree!
More info & pics of this tree -
http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.shawyer/grenada/ghtml/manch.htm
True story. I'm sitting at the cart one day and this couple comes by, telling me about the fact that the guy had seen this tree with "some fruit" on it. He promptly ate the fruit and was wondering why his mouth was now numb and he "wasn't feeling very well" - I told him to go immediately to the clinic, that there was a good chance he'd eaten manchineel. The girl grabs him and they hustle up the road. About two hours later they come back, he's been given something (I don't know, and doubt he did either). They were going to go back to their room and rest.
In the two hours in between...I had to wonder why someone would just eat something off of a tree they've never seen before. But I guess Paradise makes you do odd things sometimes...
Last edited on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 07:12 pm by Island Woman MJ
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