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Mosquitoxylum

Mosquitoxylum is a monotypic genus of trees in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. It contains the single species Mosquitoxylum jamaicense, native to an area from southern Mexico to Ecuador and also to Jamaica.

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Mosquitoxylum
Mosquitoxylum jamaicense in Chiapas, Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Mosquitoxylum
Krug & Urb.3
Species:
M. jamaicense
Binomial name
Mosquitoxylum jamaicense
Krug & Urb.2
Synonyms2
  • Mosquitoxylum jamaicense var. panamense F.A.Barkley & M.J.Reed

Mosquitoxylum is a monotypic genus of trees in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. It contains the single species Mosquitoxylum jamaicense, native to an area from southern Mexico to Ecuador and also to Jamaica.14

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  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Mosquitoxylum jamaicense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T146776460A146776462. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. "Mosquitoxylum jamaicense". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. "Mosquitoxylum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. "Mosquitoxylum". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.