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Metopium toxiferum

 
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Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Metopium (me-TOH-pee-um) (Info)
Species: toxiferum (toks-IF-er-um) (Info)

Category:
Trees

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Seed is poisonous if ingested
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction

Bloom Color:
Chartreuse (Yellow-Green)
Pale Green
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
Blooms all year
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Rubbery-Textured

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
This plant is resistant to deer

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

Profile:

No positives
No neutrals
1 negative

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Negative amorning1 On Sep 27, 2003, amorning1 from Islamorada, FL wrote:

I'm scratching myself just thinking about this tree.

As indicated by the name, all parts of this tree are poisonous. The poison is a resin, visible on the gray or reddish bark as dark oily splotches. The tree has dark, green, glossy, wedge-shaped leaflets hanging from the stem, usually in a cluster of five. They are often blotched with irregular spots of the black resin. The small creamy-white blossom clusters develop into oval, dull orange fruit, greatly favored by the White Crowned Pigeon.



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