ANACARDIACEAE - Cashew or Sumac
Family
Trees, shrubs,
and vines
Leaves alternate, simple or compound,
without stipules
80 genera, 600 species
Economic importance - cashew,
pistachio,
ornamentals, poison ivy and
poison sumac.
Medicinal uses - All plants parts in Rhus aromatica, R.
copallina, R. glabra, and R. typhina have been used for a variety
of ailments; poison ivy has even been used for medicinal purposes but
it should be avoided entirely because of its toxicity.
Diagnostic characteristics - flowers 5-merous, stamens inserted
beneath a disc surrounding ovary, infl. paniculate
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FLOWERING
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