Anacardiaceae
Poisonwood
Metopium toxiferum
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Metopium
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- توكسيفيروم ميتوبيوم
- Bulgarian
- Отровен метопиум
- Chinese
- 毒木
- English
- Poisonwood, Florida poisontree
- Persian
- شرنگدار فلوریدا
- Russian
- Метопиум ядоносный
Synonyms
- Amyris toxifera L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.