Lithraea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Lithraea
Species: L. brasiliensis – L. caustica – L. molleoides
Name

Lithraea Miers ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3: 175. 1833.

Type species: Laurus caustica Molina

References
Additional references

Marticorena, C. & Quezada, M. 1985. Catálogo de la flora de Chile. Gayana (Botánica) 42(1–2): 1–157. BHL Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Lithraea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Lithraea. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 08 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Lithraea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08.
Tropicos.org 2018. Lithraea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08.

Vernacular names
español: Litre

Lithraea is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. They are dioecious trees with poisonous sap that can induce contact dermatitis.[2]
References

"Lithraea Miers ex Hook. & Arn". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
Mitchell, John D. (1990). "The Poisonous Anacardiaceae Genera of the World". Advances in Economic Botany. 8: 103–129. JSTOR 43927570.