Vernicia fordii
Chinese Wood Oil Tree, Tung Oil Tree
Other regional names: Tungoil Tree
- Tungoil Tree
Also known as: Aleurites fordii Hemsl. +1 more
- Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
- Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) AiryShaw
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Vernicia fordii (commonly known as Chinese wood-oil-tree or Tung Oil Tree) is a tree within the Euphorbiaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, 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)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, California, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Korea, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mississippi, Mozambique, New South Wales, North Carolina, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Zimbabwe