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Lithraea caustica

Synonyms: Laurus caustica (homotypic); Lithraea caustica f. pilosa; Lithraea venenosa; Rhus caustica (homotypic); Schinus lithi (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Lithraea caustica is a species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Anacardiaceae. This plant occurs in central Chile; an example occurrence is in the area of La Campana National Park and Cerro La Campana. The tree is a well known allergenic and can cause a rash of the skin, the effects and susceptibility of which can vary greatly from person to person.
View Wikipedia Record: Lithraea caustica

Infraspecies

Lithraea caustica var. caustica
Lithraea caustica var. pilosa

Predators

Icelococcus lithreae[1]
Melanaspis sitreana[1]
Parlatoria camelliae (camellia parlatoria scale)[1]

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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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