Metopium toxiferum

Metopium toxiferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Metopium
Species:	M. toxiferum
Binomial name
	Metopium toxiferum; (L.) & Urb., 1896
Synonyms
	Amyris toxiferum L.

Metopium toxiferum, the poisonwood, Florida poisontree, or hog gum, is a species of flowering tree in the cashew or sumac family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to the American Neotropics. It produces the irritant urushiol much like its close relatives poison sumac and poison oak. It is related to black poisonwood (Metopium brownei).

This tree grows abundantly in the Florida Keys and can also be found in various ecosystems in southern Florida. Its range extends from Florida and The Bahamas south through the Caribbean.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Metopium toxiferum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2009-12-27.

External links[]

Poisonwood (Metopium toxiferum)

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[GRIN-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Metopium toxiferum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2009-12-27.

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