Lacquer tree
Toxicodendron vernicifluum

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 20 m tall. The small branches have a yellowish brown hairy coating. The leaf stalks are 7-14 cm long and they are fattened at the base. The leaves are compound. They are 15-30 cm long. There are 9-13 leaflets. The leaflets are oblong and 6-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are yellowish green. The fruit are 5-6 cm long by 7-8 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Japan, Korea, Tajikistan

How it is used for food

The tender shoots are eaten.

Edible parts

Shoots, bark - medicine & food, seeds - oil, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

De ki

Synonyms

Rhus succedanea var. himalaica Hook.f.; Rhus succedanea var. silvestrii Pamp.;