| Metopium | |
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| Metopium toxiferum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Metopium P.Browne |
| Type species | |
| Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urb. | |
| Species | |
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Metopium or poisonwood is a genus of flowering plants in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. They are dioecious trees with poisonous sap that can induce contact dermatitis.
Taxonomy
Species
As of August 2021, Plants of the World online has 4 accepted species:
- Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urb. — black poisonwood
- Metopium gentlei Lundell
- Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb. — Florida poisonwood
- Metopium venosum (Griseb.) Engl. — Cuban poisonwood
References
- ^ "Genus: Metopium P.Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- "Metopium P. Browne". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- Mitchell, John D. (1990). "The Poisonous Anacardiaceae Genera of the World". Advances in Economic Botany. 8: 103–129. JSTOR 43927570.
- Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 27 August 2021
- "GRIN Species Records of Metopium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- "Poisonwood Trees - Evergreen Arborist Consultants | Certified Tree Arborist". 25 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Metopium at Wikimedia Commons
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