Anacardiaceae
(THE SUMAC FAMILY)
Biota of North America Program
Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996. Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996) of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of proofing).

Anacardium L. - CASHEWNUT

    occidentale L.

    Comocladia P. Br. - MAIDEN-PLUM

      cuneata Britt.

      dentata Jacq.

      dodonaea (L.) Urban

      glabra (J.A. Schultes) Spreng.

      Cotinus P. Mill. - SMOKETREE

        coggygria Scop. Synonymy: Rhus cotinus L.

        obovatus Raf. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: American smoketree, smokebush, chittam-wood (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Cotinus americanus Nutt.

        Lithrea Miers ex Hook. & Arn. - AROEIRA-BLANCA

          molleoides (Vell.) Engl.

          Malosma Nutt. ex Abrams - LAUREL-SUMAC

            laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Synonymy: Rhus laurina Nutt.

            Mangifera L. - MANGO

              indica L.

              Metopium P. Br. - POISONTREE

                toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urban Synonymy: Amyris toxifera L.

                Pistacia L. - PISTACHIO

                  atlantica Desf.

                  chinensis Bunge

                  texana Swingle Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas pistachio, Mexican pistachio, Americna pistachio, lentisco (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                  Rhus L. - SUMAC

                    aromatica Ait.

                      var. arenaria (Greene) Fern. Synonymy: Rhus arenaria (Greene) G.N. Jones , Rhus trilobata var. arenaria (Greene) Barkl.

                      var. aromatica Synonymy: Rhus aromatica var. illinoensis (Greene) Rehd. , Schmaltzia crenata (P. Mill.) Greene

                      var. serotina (Greene) Rehd. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus aromatica ssp. serotina (Greene) R.E. Brooks , Rhus trilobata var. serotina (Greene) Barkl.

                    X ashei (Small) Greene (pro sp.) [glabra X michauxii]

                    copallinum L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Flameleaf sumac, dwarft sumac, shining sumac, wingrib sumac (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      var. copallinum

                      var. latifolia Engl.

                      var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC. Synonymy: Rhus leucantha Jacq. , Rhus obtusifolia (Small) Small

                    glabra L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Smooth sumac, scarlet sumac (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus borealis Greene , Rhus calophylla Greene , Rhus glabra var. laciniata Carr. , Rhus glabra var. occidentalis Torr.

                    hirta (L.) Sudworth Synonymy: Datisca hirta L. , Rhus typhina L. , Rhus typhina var. laciniata Wood

                    integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats.

                    kearneyi Barkl.

                    lanceolata (Gray) Britt. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Prairie sumac (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus copallinum var. lanceolata Gray

                    michauxii Sarg. Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Michaux's sumac and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (GA, NC, SC, VA). Listed on September 28, 1989 (Volume 54 Federal Register 39857).

                    microphylla Engelm. ex Gray Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Littleleaf sumac, desert sumac, scrub sumac, small-leaved sumac (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                    ovata S. Wats. Synonymy: Rhus ovata var. traskiae Barkl. p.p.

                    X pulvinata Greene (pro sp.) [glabra X hirta] Synonymy: Rhus glabra var. borealis Britt., non Rhus borealis Greene

                    sandwicensis Gray Synonymy: Rhus chinensis var. sandwicensis (Gray) O. Deg. & Greenw.

                    trilobata Nutt.

                      var. anisophylla (Greene) Jepson Synonymy: Schmaltzia anisophylla Greene , Schmaltzia trilobata var. anisophylla (Greene) Barkl.

                      var. pilosissima Engelm. Present in the Texas flora (treated as Rhus aromatica Ait. var. pilosissima (Engler) Shinners by Hatch et al, 1990) (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus aromatica ssp. pilosissima (Engelm.) W.A. Weber , Rhus aromatica var. mollis Ashe , Rhus aromatica var. pilosissima (Engelm.) Shinners , Rhus trilobata var. malacophylla (Greene) Munz

                      var. quinata (Greene) Jepson

                      var. racemulosa (Greene) Barkl. Synonymy: Schmaltzia racemulosa Greene

                      var. simplicifolia (Greene) Barkl. Synonymy: Rhus aromatica var. simplicifolia (Greene) Cronq.

                      var. trilobata Present in the Texas flora (treated as Rhus aromatica Ait. var. flabelliformis Shinners by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Skunkbush (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus aromatica ssp. flabelliformis (Shinners) R.E. Brooks , Rhus aromatica ssp. trilobata (Nutt.) W.A. Weber , Rhus aromatica var. flabelliformis Shinners , Rhus aromatica var. trilobata (Nutt.) Gray , Schmaltzia trilobata (Nutt.) Small

                    virens Lindheimer ex Gray Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Evergreen sumac, tobacco sumac, lentisco (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      var. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) L. Benson Present in the Texas flora (treated as Rhus virens Lindh. ex Gray ssp. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) Young by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Tough-leaved sumac, Mearns sumac, evergreen sumac (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus choriophylla Woot. & Standl. , Rhus virens ssp. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) Young

                      var. virens

                    Schinus L. - PEPPERTREE

                      longifolius (Lindl.) Speg. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Longleaf pepper-tree (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      molle L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Peruvian pepper-tree, California pepper-tree (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera

                      terebinthifolius Raddi

                        var. raddianus Engl.

                      Spondias L. - MOMBIN

                        mombin L.

                        purpurea L.

                        Toxicodendron P. Mill. - POISON-IVY, POISON-OAK, AND POISON-SUMAC

                          diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Synonymy: Rhus diversiloba Torr. & Gray , Toxicodendron radicans ssp. diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Thorne

                          pubescens P. Mill. Present in the Texas flora (treated as Toxicodendron toxicarium (Salisb.) Gillis by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Eastern poison-oak (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus acutiloba Turcz. , Rhus toxicarium Salisb. , Rhus toxicodendron L. , Toxicodendron quercifolium (Michx.) Greene , Toxicodendron toxicarium Gillis , Toxicodendron toxicodendron (L.) Britt.

                          radicans (L.) Kuntze Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-oak, poison-ivy, hiedra No Texas distribution data available

                            ssp. divaricatum (Greene) Gillis Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. divaricatum (Greene) Barkl.

                            ssp. eximium (Greene) Gillis Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Southwest poison-oak (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus toxicodendron var. eximia (Greene) McNair , Toxicodendron radicans var. eximium (Greene) Barkl.

                            ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-ivy (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. negundo (Greene) Reveal

                            ssp. pubens (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) Gillis Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-ivy (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. pubens (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) Reveal

                            ssp. radicans Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus radicans L. , Rhus radicans var. littoralis (Mearns) Deam , Rhus radicans var. malacotrichocarpa (A.H. Moore) Fern. , Toxicodendron vulgare P. Mill.

                            ssp. verrucosum (Scheele) Gillis Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-ivy (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. verrucosum (Scheele) Barkl.

                          rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus radicans var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Rehd. , Rhus radicans var. vulgaris (Michx.) DC. , Rhus toxicodendron var. vulgaris Michx. , Toxicodendron desertorum Lunell , Toxicodendron radicans var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Erskine

                          vernix (L.) Kuntze Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison sumac, poison elder, poison dogwood (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Rhus vernix L.


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