Holigarna
Holigarna grahamii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Holigarna
Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.[1]
Species

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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.[2][3] This is a poisonous tree; if contacted, it would irritate skin chemically and result in irreversible skin damage. Smoke from burning this wood is dangerously disabling.[4]

Species

The Plant List and Catalogue of Life recognise about 7 accepted species, while Plants of the world Online has 9 accepted species:[5][6][7]

  • Holigarna albicans Hook.f.
  • Holigarna arnottiana Hook.f.
  • Holigarna beddomei Hook.f.
  • Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) Oken
  • Holigarna ferruginea Marchand
  • Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz
  • Holigarna helferi Hook.f.
  • Holigarna kurzii King
  • Holigarna nigra Bourd.

References

  1. ↑ "genus Holigarna Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  2. ↑ "Holigarna". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  3. ↑ "Holigarna arnottiana - ANACARDIACEAE".
  4. ↑ http://mic-ro.com/plants/#Holigarna%20arnottiana
  5. ↑ "Holigarna". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  6. ↑ "Taxonomic tree: Holigarna". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  7. ↑ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020


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