Carnivorous tree

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Hello

We are reconstructing the history of the carnivorous tree

Now, we are in year 1878,

year when two very similar articles appear in France, in May and September:

- One is say as an original tale from a French sailor

- The other one as the translation of an article from an American newspaper : the World of New York

Do you know an article in the States or elsewhere before 1878?

If yes have you the references of this article??


Cordially

[Aidan]

The Carle Liche account of 1878 is most often cited and no doubt this is what you refer to.

I recommend seeking a copy of Carnivorous Plants and "The Man-Eating Tree" by Sophia Prior - Botany Leaflet 23, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 1939. Among other things it makes mention of an account of a man-eating flower from 1581, although the veracity of the date is questionable.

You are entering the realms of myth and legend and so, good luck!