Vasilis Teodoridis:
Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron
8. Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F. A. Barkley; Amer. Midl. Naturalist. 24: 680. 1940.
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Rhus verniciflua Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 164. 1812; R. succedanea Linnaeus var. himalaica J. D. Hooker; R. succedanea var. silvestrii Pampanini; R. vernicifera Candolle; p.p.; Toxicodendron verniciferum (Candolle) F. A. Barkley; T. vernicifluum var. shaanxiense J. Z. Zhang & Z. Y. Shang.
Deciduous trees to 20 m tall; branchlets yellowish brown pubescent. Petiole 7-14 cm; inflated at base; petiole and rachis minutely pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound; 15-30 cm; leaflets 9-13; opposite; leaflet petiolule 4-7 mm; pubescent; leaflet blade ovate to ovate-elliptic or oblong; 6-13 x 3-6 cm; membranous to papery; adaxially glabrous or minutely pubescent along midrib; abaxially yellow pubescent; base oblique; rounded or broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 10-15 pairs; prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence paniculate; 15-30 cm; grayish yellow minutely pubescent; with slender branches. Pedicel 1-3 mm; shorter and more robust in female flowers. Calyx lobes ovate; ca. 0.8 mm; apically obtuse; glabrous. Petals yellowish green; oblong; ca. 2.5 x 1.2 mm; with brown featherlike venation pattern. Stamens ca. 2.5 mm; filaments equal to anthers in length; shorter in female flower; anthers oblong. Disk 5-lobed. Ovary globose; glabrous; styles 3. Infructescence pendulous; drupe symmetrical; 5-6 x 7-8 mm; glabrous; epicarp thin; indehiscent; mesocarp thick; waxy; with brown longitudinal resin ducts; endocarp ca. 3 x 5 mm. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Jul-Oct.
Hill and mountain forests; 800-2800 m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hebei; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Liaoning; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [India; Japan; Korea].
This species is a main source of varnish used in the manufacture of lacquer-ware.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron
8. Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F. A. Barkley; Amer. Midl. Naturalist. 24: 680. 1940.
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Rhus verniciflua Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 164. 1812; R. succedanea Linnaeus var. himalaica J. D. Hooker; R. succedanea var. silvestrii Pampanini; R. vernicifera Candolle; p.p.; Toxicodendron verniciferum (Candolle) F. A. Barkley; T. vernicifluum var. shaanxiense J. Z. Zhang & Z. Y. Shang.
Deciduous trees to 20 m tall; branchlets yellowish brown pubescent. Petiole 7-14 cm; inflated at base; petiole and rachis minutely pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound; 15-30 cm; leaflets 9-13; opposite; leaflet petiolule 4-7 mm; pubescent; leaflet blade ovate to ovate-elliptic or oblong; 6-13 x 3-6 cm; membranous to papery; adaxially glabrous or minutely pubescent along midrib; abaxially yellow pubescent; base oblique; rounded or broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 10-15 pairs; prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence paniculate; 15-30 cm; grayish yellow minutely pubescent; with slender branches. Pedicel 1-3 mm; shorter and more robust in female flowers. Calyx lobes ovate; ca. 0.8 mm; apically obtuse; glabrous. Petals yellowish green; oblong; ca. 2.5 x 1.2 mm; with brown featherlike venation pattern. Stamens ca. 2.5 mm; filaments equal to anthers in length; shorter in female flower; anthers oblong. Disk 5-lobed. Ovary globose; glabrous; styles 3. Infructescence pendulous; drupe symmetrical; 5-6 x 7-8 mm; glabrous; epicarp thin; indehiscent; mesocarp thick; waxy; with brown longitudinal resin ducts; endocarp ca. 3 x 5 mm. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Jul-Oct.
Hill and mountain forests; 800-2800 m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hebei; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Liaoning; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [India; Japan; Korea].
This species is a main source of varnish used in the manufacture of lacquer-ware.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron
8. Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F. A. Barkley; Amer. Midl. Naturalist. 24: 680. 1940.
?? qi shu
Rhus verniciflua Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 164. 1812; R. succedanea Linnaeus var. himalaica J. D. Hooker; R. succedanea var. silvestrii Pampanini; R. vernicifera Candolle; p.p.; Toxicodendron verniciferum (Candolle) F. A. Barkley; T. vernicifluum var. shaanxiense J. Z. Zhang & Z. Y. Shang.
Deciduous trees to 20 m tall; branchlets yellowish brown pubescent. Petiole 7-14 cm; inflated at base; petiole and rachis minutely pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound; 15-30 cm; leaflets 9-13; opposite; leaflet petiolule 4-7 mm; pubescent; leaflet blade ovate to ovate-elliptic or oblong; 6-13 x 3-6 cm; membranous to papery; adaxially glabrous or minutely pubescent along midrib; abaxially yellow pubescent; base oblique; rounded or broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 10-15 pairs; prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence paniculate; 15-30 cm; grayish yellow minutely pubescent; with slender branches. Pedicel 1-3 mm; shorter and more robust in female flowers. Calyx lobes ovate; ca. 0.8 mm; apically obtuse; glabrous. Petals yellowish green; oblong; ca. 2.5 x 1.2 mm; with brown featherlike venation pattern. Stamens ca. 2.5 mm; filaments equal to anthers in length; shorter in female flower; anthers oblong. Disk 5-lobed. Ovary globose; glabrous; styles 3. Infructescence pendulous; drupe symmetrical; 5-6 x 7-8 mm; glabrous; epicarp thin; indehiscent; mesocarp thick; waxy; with brown longitudinal resin ducts; endocarp ca. 3 x 5 mm. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Jul-Oct.
Hill and mountain forests; 800-2800 m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hebei; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Liaoning; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [India; Japan; Korea].
This species is a main source of varnish used in the manufacture of lacquer-ware.