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Gluta usitata.jpg

Gluta usitata  (Wall.) Ding Hou

Black Lacquer Tree, Burmese Lacquer Tree, Red Zebra Wood, Varnish Tree

Plants > Angiosperms > Anacardiaceae > ​​​Gluta usitata
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Gluta
Species: usitata

  • Common names: Black Lacquer Tree, Burmese Lacquer Tree, Red Zebra Wood, Varnish Tree
  • Thai names: ซู su (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ซู้ su (Karen-Kanchanaburi), มะเรียะ ma-ria (Khmer), รัก rak (Central), รักใหญ่ rak yai (Central), ฮักหลวง hak luang (Northern)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: According to The Plant List M. usitata is an unresolved name, KEW Plants of the World online list M. usitata as a synonym of​ G. usitata. The Plant List recognises G. usitata as an accepted species.
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Image locations

Images of Gluta usitata from Thailand.
Melanorrhoea usitata, Burmese Lacquer.jpg
Melanorrhoea usitata (Burmese Lacquer) (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
Gluta usitata Chiang Mai December 2019.jpg
Gluta usitata, T.Suthep, Chiang Mai, December 2019
Gluta usitata Chiang Mai Thailand December 2019.jpg
Gluta usitata, T.Suthep, Chiang Mai, December 2019
Gluta usitata tree Chiang Mai December 2019.jpg
Gluta usitata, T.Suthep, Chiang Mai, December 2019

References: 
The Plant List - accessed 26 Dec 2019
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​ - accessed 26 Dec 2019
KEW Plants of the World online - accessed 26 Dec 2019
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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