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.^[1][4]

Mosquitoxylum
Mosquitoxylum jamaicense in Chiapas, Mexico
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Anacardioideae
Genus:	Mosquitoxylum Krug & Urb.[2]
Species:	M. jamaicense
Binomial name
Mosquitoxylum jamaicense Krug & Urb.[3]
Synonyms[3]
Mosquitoxylum jamaicense var. panamense F.A.Barkley & M.J.Reed