Hippomane

For the solid structure formed in horse pregnancy, see Hippomanes.

Hippomane is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753.^[2][4] It is native to the West Indies, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Venezuela, Colombia, and Galápagos.^{[3][5][6][7][8][9]}

Hippomane
Hippomane mancinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
Tribe:	Hippomaneae
Subtribe:	Hippomaninae
Genus:	Hippomane L.
Type species
Hippomane mancinella L.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Mancanilla Plum. ex Adans. Mancinella Tussac

Derivation of name

The name of the genus references the Greek name hippomanes (applied by Theophrastus to an unidentified plant said to poison horses, sending them mad) - this being a compound of the Greek elements ἵππος (= (h)ippos) horse and μανία (= mania) insanity / frenzy - hence "sending horses insane".^[10]

Species

Accepted Species^[3]

1. Hippomane horrida Urb. & Ekman. - Barahona in Dominican Rep
2. Hippomane mancinella L. - West Indies, Mexico, Central America, Florida Keys, Venezuela, Colombia, Galápagos
3. Hippomane spinosa L. - Hispaniola

Species formerly included^[3]

moved to other genera: Sapium

1. Hippomane aucuparia - Sapium glandulosum
2. Hippomane biglandulosa - Sapium glandulosum
3. Hippomane fruticosa - Sapium glandulosum
4. Hippomane glandulosa - Sapium glandulosum
5. Hippomane zeocca - Sapium glandulosum