Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Gluta wallichii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

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]. The fruits are used to make dart poison^[4].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Not known

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[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]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]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]Plants of Southeast Asia — http://www.asianplant.net/ ↩︎Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,