NOT A MANGO, DO NOT EAT (SEA-MANGO)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

WARNING: This is not a mango. Do not eat this non-mango, this Lord of Lies, this Great Deceiver, for it is the sea-mango (Cerbera manghas) and it absolutely will kill you. The story is a little more complicated, however, as this tree provides an undeniably invaluable resource... but is it worth the risk?

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
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Additional Reading:

Sea-mango (Cerbera manghas)
A review on non-edible oil as a potential feedstock for biodiesel
The brutal harvest of India’s ‘suicide tree’
Tangena ordeal
Suicide Prevention Hotline

 
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