English: Black Varnish Tree.
Kannada: Hulgeri; Kadugeru; Katugeri; Holigar; Holigeru
Malayalam: Charu; Karincheru; Kattuchera; Naicheru; Kattucher; Charii; Cheru; Chera; Cera; Cattusjeru
Tamil: Karunkarai; Karuncheru; Kattu Cheru; Karuncharai
Clades: Rhushioideae,
Anacardiaceae.
Region: India, Bangladesh, Indo-China.
Content: phenols, tannins, alkaloids, reducing sugar; polyphenol.
Use: medicinal in Ayurveda.
BotanyPoisonous tree, irritates the skin chemically, resulting in irreversible skin damage; smoke from burning this wood is dangerously disabling.