Gluta
Genus of flowering plants
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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::
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Gluta is a genus of plant in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. Species can be found in Madagascar, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.
Before the work of Ding Hou, several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.
Species
, Plants of the World online has 35 accepted species:
- Gluta aptera
- Gluta beccarii
- Gluta cambodiana
- Gluta capituliflora
- Gluta celebica
- Gluta compacta
- Gluta curtisii
- Gluta elegans
- Gluta glabra
- Gluta gracilis
- Gluta laccifera
- Gluta lanceolata
- Gluta laosensis
- Gluta laxiflora
- Gluta longipetiolata
- Gluta macrocarpa
- Gluta malayana
- Gluta megalocarpa (
- Gluta oba (Merr.)
- Gluta obovata
- Gluta papuana
- Gluta pubescens
- Gluta renghas - type species
- Gluta rostrata
- Gluta rugulosa
- Gluta sabahana
- Gluta speciosa
- Gluta tavoyana
- Gluta torquata
- Gluta tourtour
- Gluta travancorica
- Gluta usitata
- Gluta velutina
- Gluta wallichii
- Gluta wrayi
Toxicity
The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.
References
References
- {{GRIN genus
- "''Gluta'' L.".
- Linnaeus C (1771) ''Mant. Pl. Altera'' 293.
- Ding Hou (1978) in: ''Blumea'', '''24(1)''': 14
- (2009). "The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants". [[Skyhorse Publishing]].
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