Rhus succedanea (Japanese Wax Tree, Scarlet Rhus, Sumac)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid II > Order: Sapindales > Family: Anacardiaceae > Genus: Rhus

Ornamental tree that has brilliant orange-scarlet foliage in autumn.

Contains a resin that causes a severe skin reaction (dermatitis) in susceptible people.