Biology:Vernicia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Vernicia | |
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| Vernicia fordii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Aleuritideae |
| Subtribe: | Aleuritinae |
| Genus: | Vernicia Lour. |
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Vernicia is a genus in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1790.[2][3] It is native to China , Japan , India , and Indochina.[1][4][5] The species have often been included within the related genus Aleurites.[6][7]
They are shrubs or trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are alternate, broad, and entire to palmately lobed; they may be either deciduous or evergreen. The flowers may be either monoecious or dioecious.[5]
Species[1]
| Image | Fruit | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Vernicia cordata (Thunb.) Airy Shaw. | southern Japan, naturalized in Angola and Nepal | ||
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120px | Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw. | southern China, Myanmar, Vietnam, naturalized in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, eastern Himalayas, New South Wales, California, Lesser Antilles, Paraguay, Argentina (tung oil tree) |
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120px | Vernicia montana Lour. | southern China, Indochina; naturalized in Angola, Japan, Java, eastern Himalayas (mu oil tree) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 541, 586–587 in Latin, highly abbreviated
- ↑ Tropicos Vernicia Lour.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Vernicia cordata | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?320179 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Flora of Thailand: Vernicia
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 266 油桐属 you tong shu Vernicia Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 2: 586. 1790.
Wikidata ☰ Q2699247 entry
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