Comocladia dodonaea

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]

Comocladia dodonaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 angulosa Willd.
  • Comocladia ilicifolia Sw.
  • Comocladia tricuspidata Lam.
  • Dodonaea tricuspidata Pritz.
  • Ilex dodonaea L.

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
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  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 23 December 2015
  2. USDA PLANTS, retrieved 23 December 2015
  3. 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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