Rhus succedanea L.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Albonia peregrina Buc'hoz; Augia sinensis Lour.; Rhus fraxinifolia Salisb.; Rhus pubigera Blume; Rhus succedanea var. discolor Hassk.; Rhus succedanea f. dumoutieri Pierre; Rhus succedanea var. dumoutieri (Pierre) Kudô & Matsum.; Toxicodendron succedanea (L.) Moldenke; Toxicodendron succedaneum var. dumoutieri (Pierre & Matsum.) F.Y.Lu & C.H.Ou; Toxicodendron succedaneum var. kiangsiense C.Y.Wu; Toxicodendron succedaneum var. microphyllum C.Y.Wu & T.L.Ming; Toxicodendron succedaneum var. trichorachis Z.F.Chen; Connarus juglandifolius Hook. & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze
  • Common name : Wax tree, Japanese Hazenoki tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Amsilika (Assamese)
    • Ding-keon (Kannada)
    • Karkadagasurgi, Kakeera-sryngi (Tamil)
  • Habit : Shrub or small tree
  • Habitat : South-facing forest slopes of Himalaya, 600 - 2440 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Leaves turn bright red in autumn. Sap causes blisters on skin.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Qinghai, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 99
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 56
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 84
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhus succedanea. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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