Metopium
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Metopium | |
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Metopium toxiferum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
Genus: | Metopium P.Browne[1] |
Type species | |
Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urb.[2]
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Species | |
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Metopium or poisonwood is a genus of flowering plants in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae.[1] They are dioecious trees with poisonous sap that can induce contact dermatitis.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Species
[edit]As of August 2021[update], Plants of the World online has 4 accepted species:[4]
- Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urb. — black poisonwood
- Metopium gentlei Lundell
- Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb. — Florida poisonwood
- Metopium venosum (Griseb.) Engl. — Cuban poisonwood[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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
[edit] Media related to Metopium at Wikimedia Commons