Mosquitoxylum
Mosquitoxylum is a monotypic genus of trees in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. It contains the single species Mosquitoxylum jamaicense, which grows naturally from southern Mexico to Ecuador and also in Jamaica.[3]
| Mosquitoxylum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Mosquitoxylum Krug & Urb.[1] |
| Species: | M. jamaicense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mosquitoxylum jamaicense Krug & Urb.[2] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "genus Mosquitoxylum Krug & Urb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 26 Jul 2015.
- "Mosquitoxylum jamaicense Krug & Urb.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 Jul 2015 – via The Plant List.
- "Mosquitoxylum". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Retrieved 26 Jul 2015.
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