Rhus L. Rhus coriaria, L.

1. Rhus L. View in CoL 4

Polygamous or dioecious shrubs or small trees, often with resinous bark. Buds naked. Leaves digitate or pinnate. Flowers

small, in axillary or terminal panicles. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Placentation basal. Fruit with short, non-plumose pedicels; styles terminal. 1 Leaves pinnate

2 Rhachisof leaveswinged,at leastbetweenthedistalleaflets

1. coriaria 2 Rhachis of leaves completely unwinged 2. typhina 1 Leaves digitate

3 Bark of twigs grey; at least some leaves with 5 leaflets; leaflets entire or 3-dentate at apex 3. pentaphylla 3 Barkof twigsbrown; leaveswith3 leaflets; leafletsentireor with 2-3 teeth on each side 4. tripartita

1. R. coriaria L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 265 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Almost evergreen shrub or small tree up to 3 m. Young twigs and petioles densely hispid. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 1 -5 cm, 7-21, ovate to oblong, coarsely crenate-serrate, sometimes with 1 -2 small lobes at base; rhachis hispid, winged, at least between the distal leaflets. Inflorescence c. 10 cm, the branches more or less concealed by the flowers. Sepals ovate, greenish; petals oblong, white, longer than the sepals. Drupe shortly hispid, brownish-purple. Rocky places and scrub at low altitudes. S. Europe. Al Az Bu Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu Rs (K) Si Tu.