Anacardiaceae
Rhus

Rhus taitensis Guill.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 7: 361 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Jawa to Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Marianas, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1974-1978). Flora Malesiana 8: 1-577. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Guillaumin, A. (1948). Compendium de la Flore Phanérogamique des Nouvelles Hébrides. Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique de Marseille, VI, 5-6: 1-56.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.
  • van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1974-1978). Flora Malesiana 8: 1-577. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 20, 2014 Takeuchi, W., et al. [19369] Papua New Guinea K000618181 No
Feb 20, 2014 Piskaut, P. [UPNG 20197] Papua New Guinea K000618180 Yes
Aug 1, 1973 Cuming, H. [s.n.] Philippines K000695065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH10524] Papua New Guinea K004669936 Yes
Saunders, J.C. [53] Papua New Guinea K004669899 Yes
Bouwer, K. [BW635] Indonesia K004669924 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et al. [BSIP14871] Solomon Islands K004825009 Yes
Gillison, A.N. [RSNH3537] Vanuatu K004825024 Yes
Curry, P. [1175] Vanuatu K004825021 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et al. [BSIP10047] Solomon Islands K004825013 Yes
Galore, M. [NGF41136] Papua New Guinea K004669927 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K004825028 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP18188] Solomon Islands K004825008 Yes
Whitmee, S.J. [39] Samoa K004825073 Yes
Teysmann [5191] Indonesia K000695068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gafui, I.; et al. [BSIP16393] Solomon Islands K004825002 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP11806] Solomon Islands K004825012 Yes
Lauterbach [95] Indonesia K004669922 Yes
Snyder, J. [BSIP4476] Solomon Islands K004825031 Yes
Powell, T. [18] Samoa K004825072 Yes
Cox, P.A. [158] Samoa K004825070 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [1848] Samoa K004825075 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [9651] Niue K004825023 No
Kajewski, S.F. [222] Vanuatu K004825022 Yes
Anderson, D. [735] Micronesia, Federated States of K004825087 Yes
Brouwer, K. [BW384] Indonesia K004669920 Yes
Christophersen, E. [2866] Samoa K004825076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Samoa K004825077 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [2440] Samoa K004825069 Yes
Boraule, J.; et al. [BSIP9217] Solomon Islands K004669996 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W2734] Samoa K004825068 Yes
s.coll. [BSIP19814] Solomon Islands K004825015 Yes
Gafui, I.; et al. [BSIP16287] Solomon Islands K004825033 Yes
Brass, L.J. [3674] Papua New Guinea K004669901 Yes
Hallé, N. [NH142] Vanuatu K004825025 Yes
Takamatsu, M. [1698] Palau K004825092 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP18033] Solomon Islands K004669999 Yes
Polak, A.M. [1321] New Guinea K001328371 Yes
White, C.T.; Dadswell, H.E.; Smith, L.S. [NGF1561] Papua New Guinea K004669932 Yes
Foreman, D.B. [NGF48091] Papua New Guinea K004669933 Yes
Sirute'e, B.; et al. [BSIP9978] Solomon Islands K004825005 Yes
Sirute'e, B.; et al. [BIP9653] Solomon Islands K004825006 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP12442] Solomon Islands K004825036 Yes
Sayers, D. [NGF21734] Papua New Guinea K004669912 Yes
Gafui, I.; et al. [BSIP14572] Solomon Islands K004825001 Yes
Takamatsu, M. [1953] Micronesia, Federated States of K004825091 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [46520] Micronesia, Federated States of K004825086 Yes
Mair, K. [NGF1815] Papua New Guinea K004669931 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et al. [[BSIP9308]] Solomon Islands K004825007 Yes
Havel, J.J.; Kairo, A. [NGF17324] Papua New Guinea K004669929 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et al. [BSIP14836] Solomon Islands K004825010 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1577] Papua New Guinea K004669903 Yes
Schram, F. [BW1827] Indonesia K004669923 Yes
Hardy, S. [74] Palau K004825088 Yes
Carr, C.E. [[15482]] Papua New Guinea K004669904 Yes
Carr, C.E. [[12593]] Papua New Guinea K004669905 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP12191] Solomon Islands K004825035 Yes
Reinecke (Dr) [481] Samoa K004825078 Yes
Weiblen, G.D. [YS3F0379] Papua New Guinea K004669909 Yes
Wong, C.Y. [545] Micronesia, Federated States of K004825090 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1577] Papua New Guinea K004669908 Yes
Christophersen, E. [294] Samoa K004825074 Yes
Streimann, H. [NGF47696] Papua New Guinea K004669935 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP13617] Solomon Islands K004670000 Yes
[Craven]; Schodde [1483] Papua New Guinea K004669926 Yes
Cox, P.A. [23la] Samoa K004825067 Yes
Wong, C.Y. [545] Micronesia, Federated States of K004825089 Yes
Koster, C. [BW11248] Indonesia K004669921 Yes
[Pullen] [6971] Papua New Guinea K004669915 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF16897] Papua New Guinea K004669918 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP16703] Solomon Islands K004825003 Yes
Fa'arodo, H.; et al. [BSIP13702] Solomon Islands K004825011 Yes
Gillison, A.N. [NGF22219] Papua New Guinea K004669910 No
Streimann, H. [NGF47696] Papua New Guinea K004669934 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP17199] Solomon Islands K004825027 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP17777] Solomon Islands K004669997 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP16642] Solomon Islands K004669998 Yes
Carr, C.E. [12868] Papua New Guinea K004669902 Yes
Florence; Setoguchi; Tahuaitu [11067] French Polynesia K004825080 Yes
Brass, L.J. [3674] Papua New Guinea K004669900 Yes
Pullen, R. [6618] Papua New Guinea K004669916 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP17669] Solomon Islands K004825014 Yes
Chanel, S. [167] Vanuatu K004825016 Yes
Polak, A.M. [879] New Guinea K001328372 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP4082] Solomon Islands K004825032 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25456] Papua New Guinea K004669906 Yes
Flenley, J.R. [ANU2894] Papua New Guinea K004669911 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25456] Papua New Guinea K004669907 Yes
Pullen, R. [6971] Papua New Guinea K004669914 Yes
Lelean, Y. [NGF46383] Papua New Guinea K004669917 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et al. [BSIP14661] Solomon Islands K004825018 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH10313] Papua New Guinea K004669930 Yes
Graeffe [1392] Samoa K004825071 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [830] Solomon Islands K004825030 Yes
Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R. [1483] Papua New Guinea K004669925 Yes
Sirute'e, B.; et al. [BSIP9978] Solomon Islands K004825004 Yes
Koster, C. [BW11137] Indonesia K004669919 Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000695058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF22768] Papua New Guinea K004669913 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF37677] Papua New Guinea K004669928 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et al. [BSIP14923] Solomon Islands K004825017 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP12447] Solomon Islands K004825034 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [188-B] Solomon Islands K004825029 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Rhus retusa K004669777 Yes
Ledermann [13622] Micronesia, Federated States of Rhus simarubifolia K004825082 Yes
Ledermann [13659] Micronesia, Federated States of Rhus simarubifolia K004825081 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0