About Tunge Oil Tree
Vernicia fordii, usually known as the tung tree (Chinese: 桐, tóng) and also as the tung-oil or tungoil tree (油桐), the kalo nut tree, and the China wood-oil tree, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to southern China, Myanmar, and northern Vietnam.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vernicia fordii
- Genus
- Vernicia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Central and Western China, Greece, Myanmar
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ടങ് മരം, Vernicia fordii
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Tunge Oil Tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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