Gluta

Gluta^[3] is a genus of plant in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae.^[1] Species can be found in Madagascar, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.^[2]

Gluta
Gluta velutina
Botanical illustration of Gluta usitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Anacardioideae
Genus:	Gluta L.[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
Melanorrhoea Wall. Stagmaria Jack Syndesmis Wall.

Before the work of Ding Hou,^[4] several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.

Species

As of February 2025^[update], Plants of the World online has 35 accepted species:^[2]

Gluta aptera (King) Ding Hou Gluta beccarii (Engl.) Ding Hou Gluta cambodiana Pierre Gluta capituliflora Ding Hou Gluta celebica Kosterm. Gluta compacta Evrard Gluta curtisii (Oliver) Ding Hou Gluta elegans (Wall.) Kurz Gluta glabra (Wall.) Ding Hou Gluta gracilis Evrard Gluta laccifera (Pierre) Ding Hou[4] Gluta lanceolata Ridl. Gluta laosensis Tagane & Kameda Gluta laxiflora Ridl. Gluta longipetiolata Kurz Gluta macrocarpa (Engl.) Ding Hou Gluta malayana (Corner) Ding Hou

Gluta megalocarpa (Evrard) Tardieu Gluta oba (Merr.) Ding Hou Gluta obovata Craib Gluta papuana Ding Hou Gluta pubescens (Ridl.) Ding Hou Gluta renghas L. - type species Gluta rostrata Ding Hou Gluta rugulosa Ding Hou Gluta sabahana Ding Hou Gluta speciosa (Ridl.) Ding Hou Gluta tavoyana Hook.f. Gluta torquata (King) Tardieu Gluta tourtour Marchand Gluta travancorica Bedd. Gluta usitata (Wall.) Ding Hou[4] Gluta velutina Blume Gluta wallichii (Hook.f.) Ding Hou Gluta wrayi King

Toxicity

The plants can cause contact dermatitis, in the same fashion as poison ivy and poison oak.^[5]