Metopium toxiferum

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|image = Metopium toxiferum.jpg

|genus = Metopium

|species = toxiferum

|authority = (L.) Krug & Urb., 1896

|synonyms = * Amyris toxiferum L.

|synonyms_ref = {{GRIN | accessdate=2009-12-27}}

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |year=2020 |title=Metopium toxiferum |page=e.T181464467A181464469 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181464467A181464469.en |access-date=15 November 2022}}

|status2 = G4

|status2_system = TNC

|status2_ref = {{cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128088/Metopium_toxiferum |website=explorer.natureserve.org |access-date=1 September 2022}}

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Metopium toxiferum, the poisonwood, Florida poisontree, coral sumac,{{cite web |title=Dangerous Plants, Insects, & Animals |url=https://www.visittci.com/travel-info/health-info/dangerous-plants-insects-animals |website=visittci.com |publisher=Visit Turks and Caicos |access-date=18 May 2025}} or hog gum,{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} is a species of flowering tree in the cashew or sumac family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to the American Neotropics. It produces the irritant urushiol much like its close relatives poison sumac and poison oak. It is related to black poisonwood (Metopium brownei).