Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.

  • Filed As

    Anacardiaceae
    Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.

  • Collector(s)

    E. L. Little Jr. 16489 with F.H. Wadsworth, 27 August 1954

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Isla de Mona. Mona Island Natural Reserve. One of the dominant trees on plateau.

  • Description

    Tree 20 ft. high, 1 ft. dbh. Bark light gray brown, smoothish, peeling off in mottled flakes. Watery sap, turning black, poisonous to skin. Fruits orange.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: NY, UPR, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 878896

    Occurrence ID: 6e8287b8-3b8c-4afa-a003-95467f70d4db

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Isla de Mona. Mona Island Natural Reserve. One of the dominant trees on plateau.

  • Coordinates

    18.0867, -67.8921

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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