Gluta

Gluta
Gluta velutina
Botanical illustration of Gluta usitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Gluta
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Synonyms
  • Melanorrhoea Wall.
  • Stagmaria Jack
  • Syndesmis Wall.

Gluta is a genus of plant in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. Species can be found in Madagascar, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.

Before the work of Ding Hou, several species were placed in the genus Melanorrhoea.