About Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.
Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb., commonly known as poisonwood, Florida poisontree, coral sumac, or hog gum, is a flowering tree species belonging to the cashew or sumac family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to the American Neotropics. Like its close relatives poison sumac and poison oak, this tree produces the irritant urushiol. It is related to black poisonwood (Metopium brownei). This tree grows abundantly in the Florida Keys, and can also be found in a variety of ecosystems across southern Florida. Its overall distribution ranges from Florida and The Bahamas, extending southward through the Caribbean.
