Vernicia montana
Abrasin Oil Tree, Cantonese Wood Oil Tree
Other regional names: Chinese Tung Oil Tree +2 more
- Chinese Tung Oil Tree
- Chinese Wood Oil Tree
- Mu Oil Tree
Also known as: Aleurites cordatus Gagnep. +5 more
- Aleurites cordatus Gagnep.
- Aleurites montanus (Lour.) E.H.Wilson
- Aleurites vernicius (Corrêa) Hassk.
- Dryandra vernicia Corrêa
- Elaeococca montana (Lour.) Oken
- Elaeococca vernicia (Corrêa) A.Juss.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Vernicia montana (commonly known as Abrasin-Oil-Tree or Cantonese wood-oil-tree) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Assam, Caroline Is., East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Mozambique, Trinidad-Tobago