Biology:Comocladia dodonaea
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Comocladia |
| Species: | C. dodonaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Comocladia dodonaea | |
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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
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2733746, retrieved 23 December 2015
- ↑ USDA PLANTS, http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CODO, retrieved 23 December 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nellis, D.W. (1997), Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean, Pineapple Press, p. 131, ISBN 9781561641116, https://books.google.com/books?id=C8xJE2NfQpIC
- ↑ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden
Wikidata ☰ Q5779615 entry
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