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Holigarna

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Holigarna
Holigarna grahamii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Holigarna
Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.[1]
Species

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Holigarna is a genus of trees in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. They grow naturally in India, Bangladesh and Indo-China.[2][3] Holigarna arnottiana may cause an allergic reaction and irritate the skin chemically. Inhaling this species' wood smoke may be hazardous.[4]

Species

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The Plant List and Catalogue of Life recognise about 7 accepted species, while Plants of the world Online has 9 accepted species:[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "genus Holigarna Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  2. ^ "Holigarna". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  3. ^ "Holigarna arnottiana - ANACARDIACEAE".
  4. ^ M. Rohde. "Poisonous Plants of the World: Holigarna arnottiana Hook.f." Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. ^ "Holigarna". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  6. ^ "Taxonomic tree: Holigarna". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  7. ^ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020