Rhus verniciflua
Stokes
Lacquer tree, Varnish tree
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Description
An upright tree. It grows to 14 m high. The crown is open and domed. The bark cracks into long vertical cracks. The leaves are large and alternate. Each leaf is made up of several leaflets in pairs along the stalk. These leaflets have stalks. The flowers are small and yellowish. They are produced in branching spikes. The fruit are green and poisonous. They ripen to pale cream.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Traditional Uses
CAUTION The sap can cause a rash in some people.
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Known Hazards
The sap can cause a rash in some people. The fruit are poisonous.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Britain, China, Europe, India,
Notes
There are about 200 Rhus species. The sap is used as varnish.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Loščevec, Qishu, Qishuya
References (7)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 524
- Bot. mat. med. 2:164. 1812
- Harris, E & J., 1983, Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Britain. Reader's Digest. p 179
- http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/plants
- Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26
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- Kang, Y., et al, 2014, Wild food plants used by the Tibetans of Gongba Valley (Zouqu country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:20
- Lord, E.E., & Willis, J.H., 1999, Shrubs and Trees for Australian gardens. Lothian. p 71
