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VETERINARY TOXICOLOGY 



DIOSCORIDACE^. 



The Dioscoridaceae, or yam family, includes one poisonous 

 British species, namely Tamus communis — black bryony, 

 ladies' seal, or Isle of Wight vine (Fig. 3). This plant is 



Fig. 3. — Tamus Communis (Black Bryony). 



