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Toxicodendron orientale
Also called Asian Poison Ivy
Asian lacquer tree (Toxicodendron orientale) is a deciduous climbing vine from East Asia that grows up trees and other supports. It is a poison ivy relative, so it is grown for interest rather than as an ornamental houseplant, and handling any part risks a severe skin reaction.
Toxicodendron orientale (Asian poison ivy) is an East Asian flowering plant in the genus Toxicodendron. It is a poison ivy, which can cause urushiol-induced contact dermatitis.
All parts of Toxicodendron orientale contain urushiol, which is known to cause severe contact dermatitis.
It is known to grow in Sakhalin, Japan, Taiwan, South central China, and South Korea. It was introduced to parts of Uzbekistan.
Pacific poison oak · Atlantic poison oak · Poison ivy · Western poison ivy · Chinese Lacquer · Poison sumac · Poison oak
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Toxicodendron orientale 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.
