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Smodingium
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Smodingium argutum, the African poison ivy or pain bush,[2] is a southern African shrub or medium-sized tree in the Anacardiaceae, which has properties comparable to the American poison ivy,[3] as its sap contains heptadecyl catechols that are toxic to the skin.[1]
Quick Facts African poison ivy, Scientific classification ...
African poison ivy | |
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Sprig in the Pretoria N.B.G., and a close-up view of the compound leaf | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
Genus: | Smodingium E.Mey. ex Sond. in Harv. & Sonder (1860) |
Species: | S. argutum |
Binomial name | |
Smodingium argutum | |
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An immuno-chemical reaction is suspected as in other toxic anacardiaceous species.[3] It is monotypic in the genus Smodingium,[3] and was discovered in Pondoland by J. F. Drège during an 1832 expedition with the zoologist Andrew Smith.[3]