14 MISC. PUB. 882, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
BN—13195 
FIGURE 5.—Kittie Mc-Wanie (Asclepias curassavica L.) 
accessible to livestock. Because it is difficult to remove all of the 
underground parts, which give rise to new growth, grubbing or plow- 
ing out Kittie Mc-Wanie has proved infeasible. Chemical control 
measures are recommended. Killing or cutting the plants before they 
are allowed to mature seeds aids in preventing their spread by seeds. 
Sapindaceae, or Soapberry, Family 
Blighia sapida Koen. (fig. 6) 
Akee 
Descriprion.—This branching tree may reach 30 to 40 feet in height 
and have a trunk up to 2 feet in diameter. The bark is gray and 
smooth. The alternate leaves are 6 to 12 inches long; they are dark 
green and shiny above, dull beneath, and divided into 3 to 5 pairs of 
oblong leaflets, of which the basal pair is usually the smallest. The 
leaflets are thin and have prominent midveins from which distinct 
lateral veins extend. The oblong, smooth-margined leaflets are 
