Metopium Explained

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.^[1]

Taxonomy

Species

, Plants of the World online has 4 accepted species:

• Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urb. — black poisonwood
• Metopium gentlei
• Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb. — Florida poisonwood
• Metopium venosum (Griseb.) Engl. — Cuban poisonwood^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. 43927570. Mitchell. John D.. The Poisonous Anacardiaceae Genera of the World. Advances in Economic Botany. 1990. 8. 103–129.
2. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Metopium . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2010-09-24.
3. Web site: Poisonwood Trees - Evergreen Arborist Consultants | Certified Tree Arborist . 25 April 2016 .