Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Rhus | Species: Rhus succedanea Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze, | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Wax tree, Japanese wax tree | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Japanese Wax Tree | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heimang | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2400 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit .25-.3 in. in diam, orbicular-compressed, rugose, glabrous, shining yellow or tan-brown |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden secondary; sunny edge and dappled shade | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, China, Japan and other part of Asia | Bark Details | Deeply fissured corky bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Large shrub or tree up to 8 m tall, somewhat similar to a sumac tree | Leaf Details | Leaves imparipinnate, crowded at the end of branches, leaflet 3-6 pairs, 2-6 by .7-2 in. |
