Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw
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Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
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Synonyms:
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Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
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Common names:
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China wood-oil-tree (English)
Tung nut (English)
Tung tree (English)
Tung-oil tree (English)
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Description:
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Tree, to 15 m with appressed golden-sericeous indumentum. Leaves: petiole long, to 25 cm; lamina broadly ovate, entire to 3-lobed, with 2 sessile discoid glands at the base of the lamina and one in each of the sinuses of the lobes. Inflorescences usually bisexual, broadly corymbose. Flowers appearing before the leaves. Male flowers: petals c.3 cm, clawed, white; staminal column to 2 cm. Female flowers similar to male but ovary sparingly pubescent. Fruit c. 3.5 × 4 cm, subspherical, apiculate, smooth or faintly lined. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Southern China, Burma and northern Vietnam; commonly cultivated in the tropics |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 20.
Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 302 - 303. (Includes a picture).
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