Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Metopium > Metopium browneiMetopium brownei (Black Poisonwood)Synonyms: Cotinus metopium; Metopium brownei var. brachycarpum; Rhus metopium; Terebinthus brownii (homotypic) Metopium brownei (also known as chechem or black poisonwood) is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, northern Guatemala, Belize, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba(rare) and from the Yucatán to Veracruz in Mexico. The wood of this tree is a valuable source of lumber in Central America and the West Indies. Like its cousin Florida Poisonwood (Metopium toxiferum), it produces urushiol in its bark, which can cause contact dermititis on one's skin when touched; therefore live trees and fresh cut logs should be handled carefully. |
Janka Hardness [1] | 2300 lbf (1043 kgf) Hard |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 2Optimal foraging of a herbivorous lizard, the green iguana in a seasonal environment, Wouter D. van Marken Lichtenbelt, Oecologia (1993) 95: 246-256 ♦ 3Ecology of the Black Catbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris, at Shipstern Nature Reserve (Belize), and distribution in Yucatan., Annick Morgenthaler, Thesis, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Institut of Zoology, 2003 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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