Comocladia dodonaea
| Comocladia dodonaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Comocladia |
| Species: | C. dodonaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Comocladia dodonaea (L.) Britton | |
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Comocladia dodonaea, with common names poison ash, and Christmas bush, is a species of tree in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Caribbean islands.
In the sap of the plant and on the surface of the leaves is an urushiol poison similar to that in poison ivy.
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