Holigarna


Holigarna is a genus of trees in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. They grow naturally in India, Bangladesh and Indo-China. This is a poisonous tree if contacted it would irritate skin chemically and result in irreversible skin damage. Smoke from burning this wood is dangerously disabling.

Species

The Plant List and Catalogue of Life recognise about 7 accepted species, while Plants of the world Online has 9 accepted species: