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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.

Species

Poisonwood

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSapindales
  5. FamilyAnacardiaceae
Native toBahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast
Observations3,079

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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Florida poisontree
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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.

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