Toxicodendron sylvestre | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Toxicodendron |
Species: | T. sylvestre |
Binomial name | |
Toxicodendron sylvestre | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Rhus sylvestrisSiebold & Zucc. |
Toxicodendron sylvestre, the mountain lacquer tree or wood lacquer tree, is a species of flowering plant in the sumac family Anacardiaceae. [3] [4] It is native to southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. [2] A deciduous tree reaching 10 m (33 ft), it is typically found in forests at elevations from 100 to 800 m (300 to 2,600 ft), occasionally higher. [3] [5]