Taxon: Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F. A. Barkley

Summary

Genus:

Toxicodendron

Family:

Anacardiaceae

Subfamily:

Anacardioideae

Nomen number:

101869

Place of publication:

Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24:438. 1937

Verified:

06/24/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Rhus verniciflua Stokes

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhus himalaica (Hook. f.) D. Chandra & Mukh.
Rhus succedanea L. var. himalaica Hook. f.
Rhus vernicifera DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Chinese lacquertree	as Rhus verniciflua	1	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
English	Japanese lacquertree	as Rhus verniciflua	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
English	Japanese sumac	as Rhus verniciflua	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
English	Japanese varnishtree	as Rhus verniciflua	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
English	lacquertree	as Rhus verniciflua	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
English	varnishtree	as Rhus verniciflua	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
French	vernis du Japon	as Rhus verniciflua	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
German	Lacksumach	as Rhus verniciflua	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Japanese Rōmaji	urushi	as Rhus verniciflua	2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Portuguese	verniz-do-Japão	as Rhus verniciflua	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Spanish	árbol de la laca	as Rhus verniciflua	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Swedish	lacksumak		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	qi shu		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	ochnamu	as Rhus verniciflua	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:125.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.	Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:125.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal, Pakistan (n.)

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan

Reference(s)

Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhus verniciflua Stokes
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:125.
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	gum/resin	used for lacquer	Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101869. Accessed 15 April 2026.