Holigarna

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Holigarna
Species: H. albicans – H. arnottiana – H. beddomei – H. caustica – H. ferruginea – H. grahamii – H. helferi – H. kurzii – H. nigra
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Holigarna. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08. Reference page.

Name

Holigarna Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3(4): 79 (1820), nom. cons.

Type species: Holigarna longifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.

References
Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Holigarna. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Holigarna. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 08 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Holigarna in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08.
Tropicos.org 2018. Holigarna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 08.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Holigarna in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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] This is a poisonous tree if contacted it would irritate skin chemically and result in irreversible skin damage. Smoke from burning this wood is dangerously disabling.[4]

Species

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]

Holigarna albicans Hook.f.
Holigarna arnottiana Hook.f.
Holigarna beddomei Hook.f.
Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) Oken
Holigarna ferruginea Marchand
Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz
Holigarna helferi Hook.f.
Holigarna kurzii King
Holigarna nigra Bourd.

References

"genus Holigarna Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
"Holigarna". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
"Holigarna arnottiana - ANACARDIACEAE".
http://mic-ro.com/plants/#Holigarna%20arnottiana
"Holigarna". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
"Taxonomic tree: Holigarna". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020