Tribe Aleuritideae Scientific name Vernicia Rank Genus | Subtribe Aleuritinae | |
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Lower classifications Vernicia fordii, Vernicia montana | ||
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The genus Vernicia, commonly referred to as tung or tung-oil tree, is a genus in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1790. It is native to China, Japan, India, and Indochina. The species have often been included within the related genus Aleurites.
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- Medicinal rice p5s formulations for vernicia overdose pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
- Cultivation and uses
- References
They are shrubs or trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are alternate, broad, entire to palmately lobed; they may be either deciduous or evergreen. The flowers may be either monoecious or dioecious.
- Vernicia cordata (Thunb.) Airy Shaw. - S Japan; naturalized in Angola + Nepal
- Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw. - S China, Myanmar, Vietnam; naturalized in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, E Himalayas, New South Wales, California, Lesser Antilles, Paraguay, Argentina
- Vernicia montana Lour. - S China, Indochina; naturalized in Angola, Japan, Java, E Himalayas
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Cultivation and uses
All three species are cultivated for the oil in their nuts, used in the manufacture of linoleum, paint, varnish, etc.
References
Vernicia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA