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Written by DeadGirl
Monday, 24 May 2004
A TREE being used to spruce up Bahrain threatens to cause widespread destruction to houses, cable networks and even graveyards, according to a municipal councillor. The Conocarpus Erectus, known locally as the button mangrove, is favoured by gardeners because it grows so quickly. However, its roots may be causing havoc underground without anybody realising, said Muharraq Municipal Council finance and legislative affairs committee chairman Majeed Karimi. Now he wants authorities to ban the tree, which is often used to beautify homes, streets, neighbourhoods and cemeteries. Mr Karimi says problems mainly occur when people try to remove the tree after it has been given chance to grow. "These plants are preferred by people here in Bahrain due to their fast growing nature, but no one understands the harm they cause until trying to remove them," he told the GDN. "Their deep roots destroy the foundation of houses, water pipes and electricity and telephone connections underground." Even undertakers are complaining that it is hard for them to dig graves due to the plant's strong roots, said Mr Karimi. "Undertakers are saying that roots even go through corpses and removing them means damage to corpses in the cemetery," he said. The Conocarpus Erectus can grow to a height of up to 15 metres and its branches spread up to six metres. It also goes under the alias of silver buttonwood or silver-leaved buttonwood and typically occurs in coastal swamps - normally in a zone adjacent to and just inland from a mangrove zone. It is described as being drought tolerant and prefers full sun - making it ideal for the Bahrain climate. However, a Municipalities and Agriculture Ministry expert says further research needs to be carried out before any decision is taken to ban the Conocarpus Erectus. "I have heard a lot about the harms of the plant from people, but from my experience growing them between houses I didn't see any harm," said ornamental and palm trees department head Dr Mohammed Othman. "If these plants are found harmful then alternatives should be found, because we mostly depend on these trees for beautification." http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=82418&Sn=BNEW

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries