Holigarna Explained

Holigarna is a genus of trees in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. They grow naturally in India, Bangladesh and Indo-China.^[1] Holigarna arnottiana may cause an allergic reaction and irritate the skin chemically. Inhaling this species' wood smoke may be hazardous.^[2]

Species

The Plant List and Catalogue of Life recognise about 7 accepted species, while Plants of the world Online has 9 accepted species:

• Holigarna albicans
• Holigarna arnottiana
• Holigarna beddomei
• Holigarna caustica
• Holigarna ferruginea
• Holigarna grahamii
• Holigarna helferi
• Holigarna kurzii
• Holigarna nigra

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holigarna arnottiana - ANACARDIACEAE.
2. Web site: M. Rohde . Poisonous Plants of the World: Holigarna arnottiana Hook.f. . 2016-08-22 . 2010-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100702160140/http://mic-ro.com/plants/#Holigarna%20arnottiana . dead .