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