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Sandbox trees are among the largest trees of tropical regions and have pumpkin-shaped seed capsules that explode with a loud report, scattering the seeds. All parts of sandbox trees are poisonous including the ovate 2’ wide leaves, brown bark, roots and seeds. The explosions of their seed pods cover a 60’Rad at travel at 70 meters/Sec (160 mph) The flowers have white or red stamen clusters,

and are the most toxic. They can grow to 30 m (100’) tall with a girth of more than 1 m (3.3’). The trunk is smooth and brown but is studded with short, conical prickles. The long-stalked, dark-green leaves cover a round-crowned, high-branching tree ;

The spherical seed capsules, grooved into 15 sections, are 7.6 cm (3”) in Dia. and are used by the Sea Princes as sandboxes for blotting ink. Natives will refer to it as “Monkey no climb” tree.Some Tribes mix the poisonous latex with sand to stupefy fish.