Gluta
Genus of flowering plants
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Gluta[3] is a genus of plant in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae.[1] Species can be found in Madagascar, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.[2]
| Gluta | |
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| Gluta velutina | |
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| Botanical illustration of Gluta usitata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Gluta L.[1][2] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Before the work of Ding Hou,[4] several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.
Species
As of February 2025[update], Plants of the World online has 35 accepted species:[2]
- Gluta aptera (King) Ding Hou
- Gluta beccarii (Engl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta cambodiana Pierre
- Gluta capituliflora Ding Hou
- Gluta celebica Kosterm.
- Gluta compacta Evrard
- Gluta curtisii (Oliver) Ding Hou
- Gluta elegans (Wall.) Kurz
- Gluta glabra (Wall.) Ding Hou
- Gluta gracilis Evrard
- Gluta laccifera (Pierre) Ding Hou[4]
- Gluta lanceolata Ridl.
- Gluta laosensis Tagane & Kameda
- Gluta laxiflora Ridl.
- Gluta longipetiolata Kurz
- Gluta macrocarpa (Engl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta malayana (Corner) Ding Hou
- Gluta megalocarpa (Evrard) Tardieu
- Gluta oba (Merr.) Ding Hou
- Gluta obovata Craib
- Gluta papuana Ding Hou
- Gluta pubescens (Ridl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta renghas L. - type species
- Gluta rostrata Ding Hou
- Gluta rugulosa Ding Hou
- Gluta sabahana Ding Hou
- Gluta speciosa (Ridl.) Ding Hou
- Gluta tavoyana Hook.f.
- Gluta torquata (King) Tardieu
- Gluta tourtour Marchand
- Gluta travancorica Bedd.
- Gluta usitata (Wall.) Ding Hou[4]
- Gluta velutina Blume
- Gluta wallichii (Hook.f.) Ding Hou
- Gluta wrayi King
Toxicity
The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.[5]