SC - Sumac
jeffrey stewart heilveil
heilveil at students.uiuc.edu
Thu Mar 5 15:24:21 PST 1998
This is right. As I said,I messed up. No more Late-night denrology for
Bogdan...
On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Decker, Terry D. wrote:
> I think we have an error in terminology here. R. copallinum and R.
> trilobata should be species of genus Rhus if my meager understanding of
> taxonomy is correct. I believe the term genera may have been used
> incorrectly in the original post. My understanding of the taxonomic
> structure for the sumacs is:
>
> Family (Anacardiaceae)
>
> Genera (Anacardium) species (occidentale) cashew
>
> (Pistacia) (vera)
> pistachio
>
> (Toxicodendron) (radicans)
> poison ivy, poison oak
> (vernix)
> poison sumac
>
> (Rhus) (typhira)
> staghorn sumac
> (glabra)
> smooth sumac
> (trilobata)
> fragarant sumac
> (copallinum)
> dwarf sumac
>
> (Mangifera) (indica)
> mango
>
> According to the quick ref, the entire family Anacardiaceae are referred to
> a "sumacs". Genus Rhus are the "true sumacs". There are some other species
> in the Toxicodendrons which are also called poison ivy and poison oak.
>
> So perhaps some one with a better grasp of botany or a better taxonomic
> reference will tell me what I'm missing.
>
> Bear
> > ----------
> > From: JSchl65101[SMTP:JSchl65101 at aol.com]
> >
> > In a message dated 98-03-05 14:21:02 EST, you write:
> >
> > << You only mentioned two genera - what are the other two?
> > >>
> > Dwarf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, all R. Copallinum
> > Fragrant Sumac, R. Trilobata (also R. aromatica)
> >
> >
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