GlutaLinnaeus C (1771) Mant. Pl. Altera 293. is a genus of plant in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. Species can be found in Madagascar, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.
Before the work of Ding Hou,Ding Hou (1978) in: Blumea, 24(1): 14 several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.
Species
, Plants of the World online has 35 accepted species:
Gluta aptera Gluta beccarii Gluta cambodiana Gluta capituliflora Gluta celebica Gluta compacta Gluta curtisii Gluta elegans Gluta glabra Gluta gracilis Gluta laccifera Gluta lanceolata Gluta laosensis Gluta laxiflora Gluta longipetiolata Gluta macrocarpa Gluta malayana Gluta megalocarpa ( Gluta oba (Merr.) Gluta obovata Gluta papuana Gluta pubescens Gluta renghas - type species Gluta rostrata Gluta rugulosa Gluta sabahana Gluta speciosa Gluta tavoyana Gluta torquata Gluta tourtour Gluta travancorica Gluta usitata Gluta velutina Gluta wallichii Gluta wrayi
Toxicity The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.
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