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Lacquer Tree
Lacquer Tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum or Rhus verniciflua), also call Varnish Tree, Japanese lacquer Tree, Japanese Varnish Tree and Japanese Sumac, is a species of genus Rhus and Toxicodendron that grows in East Asia, in regions of China and Japan. The trees are cultivated and tapped for its toxic sap, which is used as a highly durable lacquer to make Chinese and Japanese lacquerware.
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