Tunge Oil Tree
Vernicia fordii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Nagaland, Tamil Nadu
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vernicia fordii
- Genus
- Vernicia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Central and Western China, Greece, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Nagaland, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ടങ് മരം, Vernicia fordii
About Tunge Oil Tree
Tunge Oil Tree (Vernicia fordii) 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 occurs across India, Central and Western China, Greece, Myanmar. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
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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