Gluta

Genus of flowering plants

Gluta
Gluta velutina
Botanical illustration of Gluta usitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Gluta
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Synonyms

Melanorrhoea Wall.
Stagmaria Jack
Syndesmis Wall.

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[update], Plants of the World online has 34 accepted species:[2][4]

  • Gluta aptera (King) Ding Hou
  • Gluta beccarii (Engl.) Ding Hou
  • Gluta cambodiana Pierre
  • Gluta capituliflora Ding Hou
  • Gluta celebica Kosterm.
  • Gluta compacta Evrard
  • Gluta curtisii (Oliver) Ding Hou
  • Gluta elegans (Wall.) Kurz
  • Gluta glabra (Wall.) Ding Hou
  • Gluta gracilis Evrard
  • Gluta laccifera (Pierre) Ding Hou[3]
  • Gluta lanceolata Ridl.
  • Gluta laxiflora Ridl.
  • Gluta longipetiolata Kurz
  • Gluta macrocarpa (Engl.) Ding Hou
  • Gluta malayana (Corner) Ding Hou
  • Gluta megalocarpa (Evrard) Tardieu

Toxicity

The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.[5]

References

  1. ^ Linnaeus C (1771) Mant. Pl. Altera 293.
  2. ^ a b Plants of the World Online (POWO): Gluta L. (retrieved 3 April 2020)
  3. ^ a b c Ding Hou (1978) in: Blumea, 24(1): 14
  4. ^ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020
  5. ^ The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants. United States Department of the Army. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-60239-692-0. OCLC 277203364.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Taxon identifiers
Gluta