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Gluta travancorica
Anacardiaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Gluta travancorica

Gluta travancorica

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

Brief contact with the plant can cause allergies and chemical irritation of the skin[1]. The sap can cause dermatitis[2]. A resinous exudate from the wood can cause severe skin irritation[3]. The smoke of the burning wood can cause severe irritation, particularly to the eyes[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Gluta travancorica is a plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 29°c, but can tolerate 18 - 34°c[4]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 5,000mm[4]. Older plants prefer sunny conditions but they are shade tolerant when young[4]. Plants are adapted to moist conditions[4]. Prefers a pH in the range 4.5 - 6, tolerating 4 - 7[4].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gluta+travancorica>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Contact-Poisonous Plants of the World — Rohde. M. · 2006 · http://mic-ro.com/plants/ ↩︎A document on the internet. Gives brief information on about 35 species of plants that can cause severe problems from a single contact with the skin.
  2. [2]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
  3. [3]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
  4. [4]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
  5. [5]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
  6. [6]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.