Holigarna nigra
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| Holigarna nigra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Holigarna |
| Species: | H. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Holigarna nigra Bourd. | |
Holigarna nigra is a deciduous tree belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[1]
A large tree producing a black, caustic exudate; branches are glabrous. Leaves are simple, alternate, and spathulate, with a cuneate base, entire margins, and an obtuse or occasionally retuse apex; surfaces glabrous. Lateral veins 6–10 pairs, parallel and prominent; intercostae reticulate. Petioles 1.5–2.5 cm long, each bearing a pair of deciduous spurs.[2]