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(family Anacardiaceae)
A genus of trees and treelets in which the leaves are simple, and often crowded. It is a rengas genus, producing an irritant black sap. Some species have attractive timber. There are 60 species, occurring in lowland tropical rain forest from Indo-Malaysia to the Solomon Islands.
Subjects: Plant Sciences and Forestry.
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