Comocladia dodonaea

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Comocladia dodonaea
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C. dodonaea
Binomial name
Comocladia dodonaea
Synonyms[1]
  • Comocladia angulosa Willd.
  • Comocladia ilicifolia Sw.
  • Comocladia tricuspidata Lam.
  • Dodonaea tricuspidata Pritz.
  • Ilex dodonaea L.

Comocladia dodonaea, with common names poison ash,[2] and Christmas bush,[3] is a species of tree in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Caribbean islands.[4]

In the sap of the plant and on the surface of the leaves is an urushiol poison similar to that in poison ivy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 23 December 2015
  2. ^ USDA PLANTS, retrieved 23 December 2015
  3. ^ a b Nellis, D.W. (1997), Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean, Pineapple Press, p. 131, ISBN 9781561641116
  4. ^ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden