Rhus succedanea

Rhus succedanea
	Rhus succedanea - Plate 272 from Koehler's Medicinal Plants
Systematics
Class :	Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
	Eurosiden II
Order :	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family :	Sumac family (Anacardiaceae)
Genre :	Rhus
Type :	Rhus succedanea
Scientific name
	Rhus succedanea
	L.

Rhus succedanea (Syn .: Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze ) is a plant species from the genus Rhus within the sumac family. It originally comes from Asia and wasplantedin many areas of the world, for example in Australia and New Zealand .

description

It is a large shrub or tree that reaches heights of up to 8 meters.

ecology

The caterpillars of the moth Eteoryctis deversa , Caloptilia aurifasciata , Caloptilia protiella , Caloptilia rhois and Callidrepana patrana use Rhus succedanea as a food plant.

ingredients

Rhus succedanea produces so-called Hinokiflavone as cytotoxins acting flavonoids .

use

Rhus succedanea is used to make varnishes . In Vietnam, the lacquer from the resin of Rhus succedanea is used to produce lacquer paintings , called s Gemn mài.

In East Asia, particularly Japan, a traditional candle wax (also known as Japan wax ) was made from the crushed fruits of Rhus succedanea and other sumac plants, which was more popular than beeswax or animal fats. Japan wax is a by-product of the lacquer manufacture. It is not a real wax , but fats with a proportion of 10 to 15 percent of palmitin , stearin and olein and around one percent of Japanese acid. Japan wax is sold in flat blocks or slices and has a rancid odor. It is extracted by pressure and heat or with the help of solvents . The fatty acid methyl esters of the oil from the kernels meet the main requirements for biodiesel in the USA (ASTM D 6751-02, ASTM PS 121-99), Germany (DIN V 51606) and the European Union (EN 14214).

In India Rhus succedanea is used as a medicinal plant.

The fruits are edible, but consumption is not recommended due to the general toxicity of Rhus succedanea .

Due to its striking autumn colors, Rhus succedanea was spread outside Asia as an ornamental plant , often by gardeners who ignored the severe allergic reactions to the parts of the plant. In Australia and New Zealand it is now considered a poisonous weed. The city of Kurume in Japan lists it as one of the symbolic trees of the city.

Common names

Some common names are: English wax tree, Japanese wax tree , in Vietnam sơn .

Image gallery

Wood sample
Leaves and flowers
bark
A common wild tree in Hong Kong
Inflorescences

Individual evidence

↑ YM Lin, FC Chen, KH Lee: Hinokiflavone, a cytotoxic principle from Rhus succedanea and the cytotoxicity of the related biflavonoids . In: Planta Medica . 55, No. 2, 1989, pp. 166-168. doi : 10.1055 / s-2006-961914 .
↑ M. Mohibbeazam, A. Waris, N. Nahar: Prospects and potential of fatty acid methyl esters of some non-traditional seed oils for use as biodiesel in India . In: Biomass and Bioenergy . 29, No. 4, 2005, pp. 293-302. doi : 10.1016 / j.biombioe.2005.05.001 .
↑ Toxicodendron succedaneum . United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

[Lin1989-1] YM Lin, FC Chen, KH Lee: Hinokiflavone, a cytotoxic principle from Rhus succedanea and the cytotoxicity of the related biflavonoids . In: Planta Medica . 55, No. 2, 1989, pp. 166-168. doi : 10.1055 / s-2006-961914 .

[Mohibbeazam2005-2] M. Mohibbeazam, A. Waris, N. Nahar: Prospects and potential of fatty acid methyl esters of some non-traditional seed oils for use as biodiesel in India . In: Biomass and Bioenergy . 29, No. 4, 2005, pp. 293-302. doi : 10.1016 / j.biombioe.2005.05.001 .

[3] Toxicodendron succedaneum . United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.