Gluta renghas

Gluta renghas
Gluta renghas tree on Pesaguan Riverbank, West Kalimantan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Gluta
Species:	G. renghas
Binomial name
Gluta renghas L.

Gluta renghas, commonly known as the rengas, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. ^{[1] [2]} It is found in Indonesia.

Some rengas trees secrete an oil that can cause painful blistering rashes in orangutans and possibly humans too.

References

1. Lin, R. C. Y.; Whittow, G. C. (September 1960). "Pharmacological Activity of an Aqueous Extract of the Leaves of the Malayan Rengas Tree Gluta renghas". British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. 15 (3): 440–447. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1960.tb01270.x. PMC   1481860 . PMID   13762206.
2. Zuharah, Wan Fatma; Yousaf, Ali (2016-12-01). "Assessment of Gluta renghas L. and Mangifera indica L. (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) extracts on the sublethal effects of dengue vector" . Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 19 (4): 1043–1051. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.09.002. ISSN   1226-8615.