Comocladia dodonaea, with common names poison ash,[2] and Christmas bush,[3] is a species of tree in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Caribbean islands.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Comocladia |
| Species: | C. dodonaea
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| Comocladia dodonaea | |
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In the sap of the plant and on the surface of the leaves is an urushiol poison similar to that in poison ivy.[3]
References
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- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 23 December 2015
- ^ USDA PLANTS, retrieved 23 December 2015
- ^ a b Nellis, D.W. (1997), Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean, Pineapple Press, p. 131, ISBN 9781561641116
- ^ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden
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