Scientific name Sapium Rank Genus | ||
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Similar Euphorbiaceae, Chinese tallow, Triadica, Sapium glandulosum, Stillingia | ||
Plant id chinese tallow tree sapium sebiferum
Sapium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across most of Latin America and the West Indies. Many Old World species were formerly included in the genus, but recent authors have redistributed all the Old World species into other genera.
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- Plant id chinese tallow tree sapium sebiferum
- Chinese tallow triadica sebifera syn sapium sebiferum
- Description
- References
Species are known commonly as milktrees.
Chinese tallow triadica sebifera syn sapium sebiferum
Description
These are shrubs and trees. They produce latex. The leaves are alternately arranged and smooth-edged or toothed. They are monoecious, often with spikelike or raceme-shaped inflorescences that have several male flowers, plus a few female flowers near the base. The male flowers have 2 to 4 stamens. The female flowers have 2 to 4 styles which are sometimes coiled. The flowers lack petals. The fruit has 2 to 4 lobes and may split open or not.
over 200 names moved to other genera: Alchornea, Anomostachys, Antidesma, Conosapium, Excoecaria, Gymnanthes, Hippomane, Microstachys, Sclerocroton, Sebastiania, Shirakiopsis, Spirostachys, Stillingia, Triadica, etc.
