Hippomane
Hippomane is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to the West Indies, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Venezuela, Colombia, and Galápagos. 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 (= ) "horse" and μανία (= mania) "insanity / frenzy" - hence "sending horses insane". moved to other genera: "Sapium"