Biology:Gluta
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Gluta velutina | |
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| Botanical illustration of Gluta usitata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Gluta L. |
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Melanorrhoea Wall.
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Gluta[1] 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.[2]
Before the work of Ding Hou,[3] several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.
Species
(As of July 2020), Plants of the World online has 34 accepted species:[2][4]
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Toxicity
The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.[5]
References
- ↑ Linnaeus C (1771) Mant. Pl. Altera 293.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): Gluta L. (retrieved 3 April 2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ding Hou (1978) in: Blumea, 24(1): 14
- ↑ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1806-1, retrieved 13 July 2020
- ↑ (in en-US) The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants. United States Department of the Army. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. pp. 139. ISBN 978-1-60239-692-0. OCLC 277203364. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277203364.
Wikidata ☰ Q4217270 entry
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