Status:
valid
Authors:
(Craib) Tardieu
Source:
tro
Year:
1962
Citation Micro:
Fl. Camb., Laos & Vietn. 2: 188 (1962)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001032907
Common Names
- Toxicodendron rhetsoides
- Rhets' Toxicodendron
- Rhets' Poison Ivy
Description
Toxicodendron rhetsoides (also called 'Rhus Toxicodendron', among many other common names) is a small shrub native to the temperate regions of North America. It has small, white flowers and grows in moist, sandy soils in open woodlands and grasslands.
Uses & Benefits
Toxicodendron rhetsoides is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a diuretic and to treat rheumatism and skin diseases. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Toxicodendron rhetsoides has small, white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.
Where to Find Toxicodendron rhetsoides
Toxicodendron rhetsoides is native to North America.
Species in the Toxicodendron genus
Toxicodendron khasianum,
Toxicodendron lobadioides,
Toxicodendron pubescens,
Toxicodendron nodosum,
Toxicodendron borneense,
Toxicodendron diversilobum,
Toxicodendron quinquefoliolatum,
Toxicodendron trichocarpum,
Toxicodendron striatum,
Toxicodendron rhetsoides,
Toxicodendron radicans,
Toxicodendron rydbergii,
Toxicodendron vernix,
Toxicodendron toxicarium,
Toxicodendron orientale,
Toxicodendron vernicifluum,
Toxicodendron fulvum,
Toxicodendron wallichii,
Toxicodendron hookeri,
Toxicodendron griffithii,
Toxicodendron hirtellum,
Toxicodendron yunnanense,
Toxicodendron sylvestre,
Toxicodendron acuminatum,
Toxicodendron succedaneum,
Toxicodendron grandiflorum,
Toxicodendron calcicola,
Toxicodendron delavayi,
Toxicodendron rostratum,
Toxicodendron bimannii,
Species in the Anacardiaceae family
Abrahamia buxifolia,
Abrahamia thouvenotii,
Abrahamia littoralis,
Abrahamia latifolia,
Abrahamia minutifolia,
Abrahamia ditimena,
Abrahamia betamponensis,
Abrahamia capuronii,
Abrahamia delphinensis,
Abrahamia ellipticarpa,
Abrahamia elongata,
Abrahamia itromoensis,
Abrahamia turkii,
Abrahamia deflexa,
Abrahamia grandidieri,
Abrahamia humbertii,
Abrahamia ibityensis,
Abrahamia lecomtei,
Abrahamia lenticellata,
Abrahamia lokobensis,
Abrahamia longipetiolata,
Abrahamia louvelii,
Abrahamia nitida,
Abrahamia oblongifolia,
Abrahamia pauciflora,
Abrahamia phillipsonii,
Abrahamia sambiranensis,
Abrahamia sericea,
Abrahamia suarezensis,
Abrahamia viguieri,
Abrahamia revoluta,
Abrahamia antongilensis,
Abrahamia darainensis,
Abrahamia patrickii,
Actinocheita filicina,
Allospondias lakonensis,
Allospondias laxiflora,
Amphipterygium simplicifolium,
Amphipterygium adstringens,
Amphipterygium amplifolium,
Amphipterygium glaucum,
Amphipterygium molle,
Anacardium amapaense,
Anacardium amilcarianum,
Anacardium brasiliense,
Anacardium caracolii,
Anacardium corymbosum,
Anacardium curatellifolium,
Anacardium excelsum,
Anacardium fruticosum,