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Semecarpus reticulatus

Semecarpus reticulatus is a tree in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) native to wet tropical forests from southern China to Indo-China. It is a forest tree rather than a commonly grown ornamental, so care depends mostly on tropical forest conditions.

Family
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: The sap and fruit of Semecarpus species contain irritant phenolic compounds (urushiol-type) that can cause skin reactions similar to poison ivy; the species is related to the marking nut tree.
Native range
China (S. Yunnan) to Indo-China
Climate
wet tropical

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Semecarpus reticulatus (a.k.a. S. reticulata) is a tree species in the family Anacardiaceae. It can be found in China (Yunnan), Laos, northern Thailand and Viet Nam (where it may be called sựng mạng); no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Other Semecarpus plants

Semecarpus acuminatus · Markingnut tree · Semecarpus angulatus · Semecarpus angustifolius · Semecarpus auriculatus · Tar tree · Semecarpus calcicola · Semecarpus coriacea · Semecarpus cuneiformis · Semecarpus cupularis · Semecarpus euodiifolius · Semecarpus forstenii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Semecarpus reticulatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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