Editing Toxicodendron (section)

==Uses==
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In East Asia, in particular in [[Japan]], traditional [[Japan wax|candle fuel]] was produced from ''[[Toxicodendron vernicifluum]]'' and ''[[Toxicodendron succedaneum]]'', among other sumac plants in the genus ''Toxicodendron'', rather than beeswax or animal fats. The sumac wax was a byproduct of traditional [[Japanese lacquer]] manufacture. The conical [[rousoku]] candles produced from sumac wax burn with smokeless flame and were favored in many respects over candles made from [[lard]] or [[beeswax]] during the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. [[Japan wax]] is not a true [[wax]] but a solid fat that contains 10-15% [[palmitin]], [[stearin]], and [[olein]] with about 1% [[japanic acid]] (1,21-heneicosanedioic acid). It is still used in many tropical and subtropical countries in the production of wax match sticks.{{cn|date=June 2023}}