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Metopium
Sign in to saveMetopium 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.
Species
Poisonwood
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyAnacardiaceae
Metopium es un género de plantas con seis especies,[1] perteneciente a la familia de las anacardiáceas.[2] Índice 1 Taxonomía 2 Especies 3 Referencias 4 Enlaces externos Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Patrick Browne y publicado en The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 177–178, pl. 13, f. 3. 1756.[3] La especie tipo es: Metopium brownei Especies Metopium brownei Metopium gentlei Metopium linnaei Metopium metopium Metopium toxiferum Metopium venosum Referencias ↑ Especies en PPP-index ↑ Metopium en PlantList ↑ «Metopium». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2013.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Collections
- YPM, IBUNAM, MO, NY, CM, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Cuba, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Dominican Republic
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anacardiaceae
- Image
- Starr 031108-2123 Metopium toxiferum.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Metopium
- taxon common name
- Florida poisontree
- has fruit type
- drupe
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Encyclopedic overview
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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==
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