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.

Taxonomy

Species

, Plants of the World online has 4 accepted species:

• Metopium brownei <small>(Jacq.) Urb.</small> — black poisonwood
• Metopium gentlei
• Metopium toxiferum <small>(L.) Krug & Urb.</small> — Florida poisonwood
• Metopium venosum <small>(Griseb.) Engl.</small> — Cuban poisonwood

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