Vernicia montana
| Vernicia montana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Vernicia |
| Species: | V. montana
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| Vernicia montana | |
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Vernicia montana is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.[2][3] It is sometimes referred to by the common name mu oil tree,[4] or chine wood oil tree.[5]
Description
[edit | edit source]It is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height 20 metres (66 ft).[6] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[7] The leaves are large with three lobes. The monoecious white-petaled flowers emerged as inflorescences, containing both male and female flowers. The 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) fruit is a globular drupe with wrinkled skin that turns from green to yellow upon ripening. Each fruit contains 3 seeds, rich in oil.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is native to Cambodia, South-Central and Southern China, Hainan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
Cultivation and uses
[edit | edit source]Vernicia montana is grown mostly for the seeds from which a varnish is made similar to the tung tree. The oil is prized as a wood finish.[5] As the tree prefers well drained, sandy soils, the trees are grown on hillside plantations in northern Vietnam. In nature, V montana can be found at the margins of primary forests.
The wood is also harvested.
Gallery
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Glands and veins
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Female flower
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Male flower
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In full bloom
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Inflorescence
References
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- ^ a b Thomas McKeon, Douglas Hayes, David Hildebrand, Randall Weselake (Editors) Industrial Oil Crops, p. 243, at Google Books
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- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
- Nguyen, Duong Van. Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Santa Monica, CA: Mekong, 1993.
External links
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