Chines Tallow Tree
Sapium sebiferum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- November-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sapium sebiferum
- Genus
- Sapium
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- China
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Chines Tallow Tree
Chines Tallow Tree (Sapium sebiferum) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is native to China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-January.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Chines Tallow Tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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