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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