- Family:
- Anacardiaceae R.Br.
Rhus L.
[FZ]
Anacardiaceae, Rosette Fernandes & A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrublets, suffrutices, shrubs or trees.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, simple, 3-foliolate or imparipinnate, rarely digitately 5-foliolate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Panicles terminal, axillary or both, ± branched.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers unisexual, exceptionally bisexual, very small. Male flowers: calyx (4)5(6)-partite, the segments imbricate; petals (4)5(6), longer than the calyx, imbricate; stamens 5; filaments subulate, inserted below the disk; anthers ovate, dorsifixed, introrse; disk patellifonn or cupuliform; pistillode usually absent. Female flowers: perianth similar to that of the male; staminodes frequently present; ovary ovoid to subglobose, usually 1-locular, with the ovule pendent from an ascendent funicle inserted at the base of the loculus; styles 3, apical, free or connate at the base; stigmas ± capitate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Drupe globose or ovoid and compressed, frequently asymmetrical, glabrous or hairy; mesocarp fleshy, ± resinous, sometimes ± dry; endocarp bony or crustaceous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed ovoid or reniform, compressed, with a thin testa; cotyledons very compressed.
[FTEA]
Anacardiaceae, J. O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1986
- Morphology General Habit
- Suffrutices, shrubs or trees
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, simple, 3-foliolate or imparipinnate, rarely digitately 5-foliolate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences of terminal and/or axillary panicles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers unisexual, occasionally bisexual, very small Male flowers: calyx (4–)5(–6)-partite, segments imbricate; petals (4–)5(–6), longer than the calyx, imbricate; stamens 5, filaments subulate, inserted below the disk, anthers ovate, dorsifixed, introrse; disk saucer- or cup-shaped; pistillode usually absent Female flowers: perianth similar to ♂; staminodes frequently present; ovary ovoid to subglobose, usually unilocular, with the ovule pendent from an ascendent funicle inserted at the base of the locule; styles 3, apical, free or occasionally connate at the base; stigmas somewhat capitate
- sex Male
- Male flowers: calyx (4–)5(–6)-partite, segments imbricate; petals (4–)5(–6), longer than the calyx, imbricate; stamens 5, filaments subulate, inserted below the disk, anthers ovate, dorsifixed, introrse; disk saucer- or cup-shaped; pistillode usually absent
- sex Female
- Female flowers: perianth similar to ♂; staminodes frequently present; ovary ovoid to subglobose, usually unilocular, with the ovule pendent from an ascendent funicle inserted at the base of the locule; styles 3, apical, free or occasionally connate at the base; stigmas somewhat capitate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Drupe globose or ovoid and compressed, frequently asymmetrical, glabrous or hairy; mesocarp fleshy, somewhat resinous, sometimes rather dry; endocarp bony or crustaceous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed ovoid or reniform, compressed, with a thin testa; cotyledons very compressed.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees, shrubs or subshrubs, usually dioecious
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, digitately 3-foliolate in Somalia, elsewhere sometimes simple or with more leaflets or imparipinnate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers in panicles, very small, usually 5-merous; petals longer than sepals
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Male flowers with 5 stamens inserted below a prominent disk, usually without pistillode Female flowers usually with staminodes; ovary usually glabrous and 1-celled; styles usually 3, free, stigmas ± capitate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Drupes globose to kidney-shaped, glabrous in Somalia.
- Distribution
- Some 50-100 species in tropical and warm temperate regions.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maluku, Manitoba, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, Niue, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Samoa, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, Sinai, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Newfoundland, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Trinidad-Tobago
- Rhus allophyloides Standl.
- Rhus amherstensis W.W.Sm.
- Rhus andrieuxii Engl.
- Rhus aromatica Aiton
- Rhus arsenei F.A.Barkley
- Rhus × ashei (Small) Greene
- Rhus bahamensis G.Don
- Rhus barclayi (Hemsl.) Standl.
- Rhus caudata Lauterb.
- Rhus chinensis Mill.
- Rhus chondroloma Standl.
- Rhus choriophylla Wooton & Standl.
- Rhus ciliolata Turcz.
- Rhus copallinum L.
- Rhus coriaria L.
- Rhus dhuna Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
- Rhus duckerae F.A.Barkley
- Rhus galeottii Standl.
- Rhus glabra L.
- Rhus hartmanii F.A.Barkley
- Rhus hypoleuca Champ. ex Benth.
- Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex W.H.Brewer & S.Watson
- Rhus jaliscana Standl.
- Rhus kearneyi F.A.Barkley
- Rhus lamprocarpa Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Rhus lanceolata (A.Gray) Britton
- Rhus lenticellosa Lauterb.
- Rhus lentii Kellogg
- Rhus linguata Slis
- Rhus michauxii Sarg.
- Rhus microphylla Engelm.
- Rhus muelleri Standl. & F.A.Barkley
- Rhus nelsonii F.A.Barkley
- Rhus oaxacana Loes.
- Rhus ovata S.Watson
- Rhus pachyrrhachis Hemsl.
- Rhus palmeri Rose
- Rhus potaninii Maxim.
- Rhus × pulvinata Greene
- Rhus punjabensis J.L.Stewart ex Brandis
- Rhus rubifolia Turcz.
- Rhus sandwicensis A.Gray
- Rhus schiedeana Schltdl.
- Rhus schmidelioides Schltdl.
- Rhus standleyi F.A.Barkley
- Rhus taishanensis S.B.Liang
- Rhus taitensis Guill.
- Rhus tamaulipana B.L.Turner
- Rhus teniana Hand.-Mazz.
- Rhus tepetate Standl. & F.A.Barkley
- Rhus terebinthifolia Schltdl. & Cham.
- Rhus trilobata Nutt.
- Rhus typhina L.
- Rhus vestita Loes.
- Rhus virens Lindh. ex A.Gray
- Rhus wilsonii Hemsl.
Rhus L. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1988 | Soejarto, D.D. [5429], Mexico | K000081473 | No | ||
| Rushforth, K. [KR0428], Mexico | K000081466 | No | |||
| Palmer, E. [330], Mexico | K000081468 | No | |||
| González O., J. [832], Mexico | K000081470 | No | |||
| Hinton, G.B. [15633], Mexico | K000081472 | No | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] | K001132330 | Yes | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [9570], Mexico | K000081467 | No | |||
| Gentry, H.S. [4293], Mexico | K000081471 | No | |||
| Coulter, T. [875], Mexico | K000081465 | No | |||
| Arsène, G., Mexico | K000081474 | No | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] | K001132331 | Yes | |||
| Conzatti, C. [262], Mexico | K000081469 | No |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 265 (1753)
Accepted by
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 1: 436, partly.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 129 (1754).
- Sp. Pl. 1: 265 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 129 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 265 (1753)
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Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
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