Biology:Lithraea
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Lithraea | |
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| Lithraea caustica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Lithraea Miers ex Hook. & Arn. |
| Species | |
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Lithraea brasiliensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lithrea Miers ex Hook. & Arn.[1] | |
Lithraea is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. They are dioecious trees with poisonous sap that can induce contact dermatitis.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lithraea Miers ex Hook. & Arn.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?6902.
- ↑ Mitchell, John D. (1990). "The Poisonous Anacardiaceae Genera of the World". Advances in Economic Botany 8: 103–129.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6648240 entry
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