Vasilis Teodoridis:
Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron
13. Toxicodendron succedaneum (Linnaeus) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 154. 1891.
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Trees or shrubs; 1-2(-10) m tall; branchlets glabrous to pubescent; terminal buds glabrous to tomentose. Petiole 6-9 cm; glabrous or pubescent; rachis terete or narrowly winged distally; glabrous to pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound; 20-35 cm; leaflets 5-15; opposite or subopposite; leaflet petiolule indistinct or 2-5 mm; leaflet blade oblong-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate; 3-16 x 0.9-5.5 cm; papery or thinly leathery; glabrous to sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; glaucous abaxially; base oblique; rounded or broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acuminate to caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 15-22 pairs; slightly prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence paniculate; 7-15 cm; many branched; glabrous. Pedicel ca. 2 mm; flowers yellowish green; ca. 2 mm in diam. Calyx glabrous; lobes broadly ovate; ca. 1 mm; obtuse apically. Petals oblong; ca. 2 mm; obtuse apically; with ± conspicuous featherlike venation pattern; revolute at anthesis. Stamens exserted; filaments linear; ca. 2 mm; anthers ovoid; ca. 1 mm. Disk 5-lobed. Ovary globose; glabrous. Drupe large; asymmetrical; 7-10 mm in diam.; compressed; apex eccentric; epicarp thin; yellow; glabrous; mesocarp thick; white; waxy; with brown longitudinal resin ducts.
Lowland and hill forests; lowland thickets on limestone; 100-1500(-2500) m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hebei; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Ningxia; Qinghai; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; SE Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Cambodia; India; Japan; Korea; Laos; Thailand; Vietnam].
From the fruits of this species a wax is extracted for use in varnishes and polishes.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron
13. Toxicodendron succedaneum (Linnaeus) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 154. 1891.
?? ye qi
Trees or shrubs; 1-2(-10) m tall; branchlets glabrous to pubescent; terminal buds glabrous to tomentose. Petiole 6-9 cm; glabrous or pubescent; rachis terete or narrowly winged distally; glabrous to pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound; 20-35 cm; leaflets 5-15; opposite or subopposite; leaflet petiolule indistinct or 2-5 mm; leaflet blade oblong-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate; 3-16 x 0.9-5.5 cm; papery or thinly leathery; glabrous to sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; glaucous abaxially; base oblique; rounded or broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acuminate to caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 15-22 pairs; slightly prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence paniculate; 7-15 cm; many branched; glabrous. Pedicel ca. 2 mm; flowers yellowish green; ca. 2 mm in diam. Calyx glabrous; lobes broadly ovate; ca. 1 mm; obtuse apically. Petals oblong; ca. 2 mm; obtuse apically; with ± conspicuous featherlike venation pattern; revolute at anthesis. Stamens exserted; filaments linear; ca. 2 mm; anthers ovoid; ca. 1 mm. Disk 5-lobed. Ovary globose; glabrous. Drupe large; asymmetrical; 7-10 mm in diam.; compressed; apex eccentric; epicarp thin; yellow; glabrous; mesocarp thick; white; waxy; with brown longitudinal resin ducts.
Lowland and hill forests; lowland thickets on limestone; 100-1500(-2500) m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hebei; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Ningxia; Qinghai; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; SE Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Cambodia; India; Japan; Korea; Laos; Thailand; Vietnam].
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron
13. Toxicodendron succedaneum (Linnaeus) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 154. 1891.
?? ye qi
Trees or shrubs; 1-2(-10) m tall; branchlets glabrous to pubescent; terminal buds glabrous to tomentose. Petiole 6-9 cm; glabrous or pubescent; rachis terete or narrowly winged distally; glabrous to pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound; 20-35 cm; leaflets 5-15; opposite or subopposite; leaflet petiolule indistinct or 2-5 mm; leaflet blade oblong-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate; 3-16 x 0.9-5.5 cm; papery or thinly leathery; glabrous to sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; glaucous abaxially; base oblique; rounded or broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acuminate to caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 15-22 pairs; slightly prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence paniculate; 7-15 cm; many branched; glabrous. Pedicel ca. 2 mm; flowers yellowish green; ca. 2 mm in diam. Calyx glabrous; lobes broadly ovate; ca. 1 mm; obtuse apically. Petals oblong; ca. 2 mm; obtuse apically; with ± conspicuous featherlike venation pattern; revolute at anthesis. Stamens exserted; filaments linear; ca. 2 mm; anthers ovoid; ca. 1 mm. Disk 5-lobed. Ovary globose; glabrous. Drupe large; asymmetrical; 7-10 mm in diam.; compressed; apex eccentric; epicarp thin; yellow; glabrous; mesocarp thick; white; waxy; with brown longitudinal resin ducts.
Lowland and hill forests; lowland thickets on limestone; 100-1500(-2500) m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hebei; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Ningxia; Qinghai; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; SE Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Cambodia; India; Japan; Korea; Laos; Thailand; Vietnam].
From the fruits of this species a wax is extracted for use in varnishes and polishes.