Genus Toxicodendron (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Toxicodendron includes various plants in the Rhus genus, with leaves causing painful rashes when touched, especially common in North America and parts of South America.
- Several botanists argue for using Toxicodendron for a separate classification due to distinct traits that distinguish them from Rhus genus.
- Due to this poison characteristic found on foliage of certain species of the genus Toxicodendron and their range spanning parts of South and North America they deserve different taxonomic handling.
- As far as it can be deduced many studies often denote Poison ivy plants are generally those included within Toxicodendron a unique division or as subgroup belonging under genus Rhus found majorly across parts of northern America as well the extreme southern area.
- Researchers focusing specifically in flora division further acknowledge using sub division group by including foliage carrying these extreme caustic capabilities those contained or fall in family - mainly for Americas geographic.