| Gluta renghas | |
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| Gluta renghas tree on Pesaguan Riverbank, West Kalimantan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Gluta |
| Species: | G. renghas |
| Binomial name | |
| Gluta renghas L. | |
Gluta renghas, commonly known as the rengas, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in Indonesia.
Some rengas trees secrete an oil that can cause painful blistering rashes in orangutans and possibly humans too.
References
- Lin, R. C. Y.; Whittow, G. C. (September 1960). "Pharmacological Activity of an Aqueous Extract of the Leaves of the Malayan Rengas Tree Gluta renghas". British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. 15 (3): 440–447. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1960.tb01270.x. PMC 1481860. PMID 13762206.
- Zuharah, Wan Fatma; Yousaf, Ali (2016-12-01). "Assessment of Gluta renghas L. and Mangifera indica L. (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) extracts on the sublethal effects of dengue vector". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 19 (4): 1043–1051. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.09.002. ISSN 1226-8615.
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