Metopium toxiferum

Metopium toxiferum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Metopium
Species: Metopium toxiferum

Name

Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb., 1896

Synonyms

• Amyris toxifera L.
• Metopium linnaei Engl.
• Metopium metopium Small
• Rhus metopia St. Lag.
• Rhus oxymetopium Griseb.
• Rhus quinquefolia Stokes
• Toxicodendron pinnatifolium Mill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA USA (Florida) Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Isl., Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Dominica) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Krug, C.W.L. & Urban, I., Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 21:612. 1896

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Metopium toxiferum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Metopium toxiferum. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 09 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Metopium toxiferum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 09.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Metopium toxiferum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Aug. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Metopium toxiferum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Poisonwood

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