• Family : Anacardiaceae
  (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
• Basionym : Rhus javanica var. chinensis (Mill.) T.Yamaz.
• Synonym(s) : Rhus chinensis var. glabra S.B.Liang; Rhus japonica Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Rhus javanica var. chinensis (Mill.) T.Yamaz.; Rhus javanica f. toyohashiensis (Hayashi) Satomi; Rhus osbeckii Carrière; Rhus semialata Murray; Rhus simonii Carrière; Schinus indicus Burm.f.; Toxicodendron semialatum (Murray) Kuntze
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhus chinensis Mill.
• Common name : Chinese sumac
• Vernacular name : Nagatenga, Noga-tenga (Assamese); Sabma, Dieng-sohma (Kannada); Tatri (Hindi); Heimang (Manipuri); Bhaki amilo, Chuk Amilo, Dudhe Bhalaayo, Bhangil (Nepali); Khawmhma (Mizo)
• Habit : Shrub to tree
• Habitat : Evergreen forest slope and on roadsides; 915 - 2745 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : Fruit edible and used in treatment of dysentery.
• Flower, Fruit : June-December
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
• Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Himalaya to Japan, Sumatera and Turkey
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 99; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 55-56
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rhus chinensis. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.

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