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Euphorbiaceae

Tungoil tree

Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Vernicia

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Tungoil tree (Vernicia fordii)
FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)
ab
Атунгҵла
Arabic
ورنيشة فوردية
arz
ورنيشه فورديه
azb
فوردی یاغلی آغاجی
Basque
Tung
Burmese
တန်းဆီပင်
Cantonese
油桐
Catalan
Tung
Chinese
油桐, 桐子树, 桐子花, 桐油, 桐油树, 气桐子, 油桐叶, 油桐子
English
Tungoil tree, Tung oil tree, Tung tree
German
Holzölbaum, Tungölbaum
Korean
유동나무
Malagasy
Bakoly, Bankoly, Hazontsina, Savoga
Malayalam
ടങ് മരം
nan
Iû-tâng, Iû-tâng-chhiū
Persian
درخت جلا, تونگ
Polish
Tung Forda, Dwuguz Forda, Kroplan Forda, Tungowiec Forda
pwn
Abulakili
Russian
Тунг Форда, Верниция Форда, Китайское тунговое дерево, Тунг китайский
Spanish
Aceite de tung, Arbol de tung, Tung, Árbol de tung
Swedish
Tungträd
Vietnamese
Trẩu trơn, Du đồng, Trẩu lùn, Trẩu Trung Quốc

Synonyms

  • Aleurites fordii Hemsl.

Flowers

In flower
March to April (from 122 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.