Editing Sumac (section)

==Taxonomy==
The taxonomy of ''Rhus'' has a long history, with [[de Candolle]] proposing a subgeneric classification with 5 sections in 1825. At its largest [[Circumscription (taxonomy)|circumscription]], ''Rhus'', with over 250 species, has been the largest genus in the family [[Anacardiaceae]].

Other authors used [[subgenera]] and placed some species in separate genera, hence the use of ''Rhus'' ''[[sensu lato]]'' and ''Rhus'' ''[[sensu stricto]]'' (''s.s.''). One classification uses two subgenera, ''Rhus'' (about 10&nbsp;[[spp.]]) and ''Lobadium'' (about 25&nbsp;spp.), while at the same time ''[[Cotinus]]'', ''[[Duckera]]'', ''[[Malosma]]'', ''[[Metopium]]'', ''[[searsia (plant)|Searsia]]'' and ''[[Toxicodendron]]'' segregated to create ''Rhus'' ''s.s.''. Other genera that have been segregated include ''[[Actinocheita]]'' and ''[[Baronia (plant)|Baronia]]''. As defined, ''Rhus'' ''s.s.'' appears [[monophyletic]] by [[molecular phylogeny]] research. However, the subgenera do not appear to be monophyletic. The larger subgenus, ''Lobadium'', has been divided further into sections, ''Lobadium'', ''Terebinthifolia'', and ''Styphonia'' (two subsections).{{sfn|Miller et al|2001}}{{sfn|Pell|2004}}{{sfn|Andrés-Hernández|Terrazas|2009}}

===Accepted species by continent===
As of November 2024, [[Plants of the World Online]] accepts 54 species.<ref name=powo/>

'''Asia, North Africa and southern Europe'''
* ''[[Rhus amherstensis]]'' {{small|W.W.Sm.}}
* ''[[Rhus chinensis]]'' <small>[[Philip Miller|Mill.]]</small> – Chinese sumac
* ''[[Rhus coriaria]]'' {{small|L.}} – Sicilian sumac, Tanner's sumac
* ''[[Rhus dhuna]]'' {{small|Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.}}
* ''[[Rhus potaninii]]'' {{small|Maxim.}} – Potanin's lacquer tree or Chinese varnish tree
* ''[[Rhus punjabensis]]'' {{small|J.L.Stewart ex Brandis}}
* ''[[Rhus taishanensis]]'' {{small|S.B.Liang}}
* ''[[Rhus teniana]]'' {{small|Hand.-Mazz.}}
* ''[[Rhus wilsonii]]'' {{small|Hemsl.}}

'''Australia, Pacific'''
* ''[[Rhus caudata]]'' {{small|Lauterb.}}
* ''[[Rhus lamprocarpa]]'' {{small|Merr. & L.M.Perry}}
* ''[[Rhus lenticellosa]]'' {{small|Lauterb.}}
* ''[[Rhus linguata]]'' {{small|Slis}}
* ''[[Rhus sandwicensis]]'' <small>[[Asa Gray|A.Gray]]</small> – ''neneleau'' or Hawaiian sumac ([[Hawaii]])
* ''[[Rhus taitensis]]'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemin|Guill.]]</small> (Northeast [[Australia]], [[Malesia]], [[Micronesia]], [[French Polynesia]])

'''North America'''
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* ''[[Rhus allophyloides]]'' {{small|Standl.}}
* ''[[Rhus andrieuxii]]'' {{small|Engl.}}
* ''[[Rhus aromatica]]'' {{small|Aiton}} – fragrant sumac
* ''[[Rhus arsenei]]'' {{small|F.A.Barkley}}
* ''[[Rhus × ashei]]'' {{small|(Small) Greene}} (''R. glabra'' × ''R. michauxii'')
* ''[[Rhus bahamensis]]'' {{small|G.Don}}
* ''[[Rhus barclayi]]'' {{small|(Hemsl.) Standl.}}
* ''[[Rhus chondroloma]]'' {{small|Standl.}}
* ''[[Rhus choriophylla]]'' {{small|Wooton & Standl.}}
* ''[[Rhus ciliolata]]'' {{small|Turcz.}}
* ''[[Rhus copallinum]]'' {{small|L.}} – winged or shining sumac
* ''[[Rhus duckerae]]'' {{small|F.A.Barkley}}
* ''[[Rhus galeottii]]'' {{small|Standl.}}
* ''[[Rhus glabra]]'' {{small|L.}} – smooth sumac
* ''[[Rhus integrifolia]]'' {{small|(Nutt.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex W.H.Brewer & S.Watson}} – lemonade sumac
* ''[[Rhus jaliscana]]'' {{small|Standl.}}
* ''[[Rhus kearneyi]]'' {{small|F.A.Barkley}} – Kearney sumac
* ''[[Rhus lanceolata]]'' {{small|(A.Gray) Britton}} – prairie sumac
* ''[[Rhus lentii]]'' {{small|Kellogg}}
* ''[[Rhus michauxii]]'' {{small|Sarg.}} – Michaux's sumac
* ''[[Rhus microphylla]]'' {{small|Engelm.}} – desert sumac, littleleaf sumac
* ''[[Rhus muelleri]]'' {{small|Standl. & F.A.Barkley}}
* ''[[Rhus nelsonii]]'' {{small|F.A.Barkley}}
* ''[[Rhus oaxacana]]'' {{small|Loes.}}
* ''[[Rhus ovata]]'' {{small|S.Watson}} – sugar sumac
* ''[[Rhus pachyrrhachis]]'' {{small|Hemsl.}}
* ''[[Rhus palmeri]]'' {{small|Rose}}
* ''[[Rhus × pulvinata]]'' {{small|Greene}} (''R. glabra'' × ''R. typhina'')
* ''[[Rhus rubifolia]]'' {{small|Turcz.}}
* ''[[Rhus schiedeana]]'' {{small|Schltdl.}}
* ''[[Rhus schmidelioides]]'' {{small|Schltdl.}}
* ''[[Rhus standleyi]]'' {{small|F.A.Barkley}}
* ''[[Rhus tamaulipana]]'' {{small|B.L.Turner}}
* ''[[Rhus tepetate]]'' {{small|Standl. & F.A.Barkley}}
* ''[[Rhus terebinthifolia]]'' {{small|Schltdl. & Cham.}}
* ''[[Rhus trilobata]]'' <small>[[Thomas Nuttall|Nutt.]]</small> – skunkbush sumac
* ''[[Rhus typhina]]'' {{small|L.}} – staghorn sumac
* ''[[Rhus vestita]]'' {{small|Loes.}}
* ''[[Rhus virens]]'' <small>[[Ferdinand Lindheimer|Lindh.]] ex [[Asa Gray|A.Gray]]</small>– evergreen sumac
* †''[[Rhus boothillensis]]'' <small>Flynn, DeVore, & Pigg</small>-[[Ypresian]], Washington
* †''[[Rhus garwellii]]'' <small>Flynn, DeVore, & Pigg</small>-[[Ypresian]], Washington
* †''[[Rhus malloryi]]'' <small>[[Jack A. Wolfe|Wolfe]] & [[Wesley C. Wehr|Wehr]]</small> – [[Ypresian]], Washington
* †''[[Rhus republicensis]]'' <small>Flynn, DeVore, & Pigg</small>-[[Ypresian]], Washington
* †''[[Rhus rooseae]]'' <small>Manchester</small> – [[Middle Eocene]], Oregon
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====Formerly placed here====
* ''[[Searsia mysorensis]]'' {{small|(G.Don) Moffett}} (as ''Rhus mysorensis'' {{small|G.Don}}) – Mysore sumac