Wood lacquer tree

Toxicodendron sylvestre, the mountain lacquer tree or wood lacquer tree, is a species of flowering plant in the sumac family Anacardiaceae. It is native to southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. 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.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Toxicodendron succedaneum — considered toxic
• Tetradium glabrifolium
• Tetradium ruticarpum
• Toxicodendron vernicifluum — considered toxic
• Rhus taitensis
• Meliosma rhoifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Toxicodendron

Species

Toxicodendron sylvestre

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