Comocladia dodonaea

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Comocladia dodonaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Comocladia
Species:
C. dodonaea
Binomial name
Comocladia dodonaea
Synonyms [1]
  • Comocladia angulosaWilld.
  • Comocladia ilicifoliaSw.
  • Comocladia tricuspidataLam.
  • Dodonaea tricuspidataPritz.
  • Ilex dodonaeaL.

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]

References

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


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