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 Urb. — black poisonwood
- Metopium gentlei
- Metopium toxiferum Krug & Urb. — Florida poisonwood
- Metopium venosum Engl. — Cuban poisonwood