Semecarpus kurzii Engl.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Anacardiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cassuvium kurzii Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Semecarpus kurzii Engl.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : The acid juice causes blisters on the skin. The leaves are used for elephant fodder and the fruit are eaten by imperial pigeons.
  • Key identification features : A handsome tree with a light grey fairly smooth bark, cut brown. Flowers pale-yellowish, in larhe terminal panicles. Fruit orange-coloured when ripe
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman, North and South Nicobar
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 140
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Semecarpus kurzii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Semecarpus kurzii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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