| Gluta | |
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| Gluta velutina | |
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| Botanical illustration of Gluta usitata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Gluta L.12 |
| Synonyms2 | |
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Gluta3 is a genus of plant in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae.1 Species can be found in Madagascar, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.2
Before the work of Ding Hou,4 several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.
Species
As of February 2025, Plants of the World online has 35 accepted species:2
- 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 Hou4
- Gluta lanceolata Ridl.
- Gluta laosensis Tagane & Kameda
- Gluta laxiflora Ridl.
- Gluta longipetiolata Kurz
- Gluta macrocarpa (Engl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta malayana (Corner) Ding Hou
- Gluta megalocarpa (Evrard) Tardieu
- Gluta oba (Merr.) Ding Hou
- Gluta obovata Craib
- Gluta papuana Ding Hou
- Gluta pubescens (Ridl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta renghas L. - type species
- Gluta rostrata Ding Hou
- Gluta rugulosa Ding Hou
- Gluta sabahana Ding Hou
- Gluta speciosa (Ridl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta tavoyana Hook.f.
- Gluta torquata (King) Tardieu
- Gluta tourtour Marchand
- Gluta travancorica Bedd.
- Gluta usitata (Wall.) Ding Hou4
- Gluta velutina Blume
- Gluta wallichii (Hook.f.) Ding Hou
- Gluta wrayi King
Toxicity
The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.5
References
References
- "genus Gluta". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- "Gluta L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- Linnaeus C (1771) Mant. Pl. Altera 293.
- Ding Hou (1978) in: Blumea, 24(1): 14
- 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.
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