198 XLI. ANACARDIACE^E [Rhus 



D. Leaves imparipinnate, pianicles axillary. 



7. R. Wallichii, Hook, f.— Syn. K. vernicifera, Brandis P. El. 120. Vern. 

 Arkhar, Arkol, Arkhoi, North- West Himalaya ; Hurku, Bash. 



A deciduous tree, attaiuing 50 ft., bark smooth, grey, resin-canals in bark 

 filled-'with white milk which turns black and raises blisters on skin. Branch- 



— Rhus Wallichii, Hook. 



lets, petioles, underside of leaflets and panicles densely clothed with yellowish- 

 brown tomentum. L. approximate near the ends of branches, not aroma- 

 tic, leaflets 3-5 pair, quite entire, 4-7 in. long, the lateral nearly sessile, sec. n. 

 18-24 pair. Panicles axillary, much shorter than leaves. M. nearly sessile, 

 petals much larger than sepals, obovate, greenish-white with dark veins. 

 Drupes ^ in. diain., in compact pyramidal panicles, pilose when young, nearly 



