Gluta Explained

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

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

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 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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Linnaeus C (1771) Mant. Pl. Altera 293.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69896-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): Gluta L. (retrieved 3 April 2020)
3. Ding Hou (1978) in: Blumea, 24(1): 14
4. Book: The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants . . . 2009 . 978-1-60239-692-0 . New York . 139 . en-US . 277203364.