Metopium
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
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyAnacardiaceae
Native toBahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast
Observations3,079
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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==