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Poison Nut (Cerbera odollam) postage stamp, Australia

  • 1964

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1964 Australian postage stamp featuring an illustration of Poison Nut (Cerbera odollam). Poison nut bears a fruit whose seed yields a poison called cerberin. Poison nut was commonly used in trials by ordeal in Madagascar in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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  • 3 cm W x 2.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 5

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“Poison Nut (Cerbera Odollam) Postage Stamp, Australia,” 1964. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dlkaq32.

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