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Taxon

Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.

Protologue Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21(5): 612. 1896 [12 May 1896]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (894).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (894).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (896).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (896).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (893).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (893).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (892).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (892).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (897).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (897).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (891).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (891).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (895).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (895).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (240).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (240).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (234).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (234).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (244).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (244).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (243).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (243).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (242).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (242).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (249).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (249).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (246).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (246).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (251).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (251).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (241).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (241).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (239).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (239).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (233).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (233).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (238).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (238).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (237).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (237).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (250).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (250).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (232).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (232).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (231).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (231).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (248).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (248).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (229).JPG

Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 11 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (229).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Not collected

June 11, 2019

Location

Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye

17.976611, -87.951222

Location Remarks

Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Over elevated coral substrate, above the mangrove zone but with the mangrove elements like Avicennia, Rhizophora.

Not collected

June 13, 2019

Location

Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye

17.976611, -87.951222

Location Remarks

Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Remnant vegetation on raised coral reefs. Tree 5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Metopium

Specific Epithet

toxiferum

Authorship

(L.) Krug & Urb.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#299,481 of 335,497

Top 90%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →