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The genus ''Vernicia'', commonly referred to as tung or tung-oil tree, is a genus in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1790.〔(Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 541, 586–587 ) in Latin, highly abbreviated〕〔(Tropicos ''Vernicia'' Lour. )〕 It is native to China, Japan, India, and Indochina.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔Germplasm Resources Information Network: (''Vernicia'' )〕〔Flora of Thailand: (''Vernicia'' )〕 The species have often been included within the related genus ''Aleurites''.〔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. )〕 They are shrubs or trees growing to 20 m tall. The leaves are alternate, broad, entire to palmately lobed; they may be either deciduous or evergreen. The flowers may be either monoecious or dioecious.〔 ;Species〔 # ''Vernicia cordata'' (Thunb.) Airy Shaw. - S Japan; naturalized in Angola + Nepal # ''Vernicia fordii'' (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw. - S China, Myanmar, Vietnam; naturalized in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, E Himalayas, New South Wales, California, Lesser Antilles, Paraguay, Argentina # ''Vernicia montana'' Lour. - S China, Indochina; naturalized in Angola, Japan, Java, E Himalayas == Cultivation and uses == All three species are cultivated for the oil in their nuts, used in the manufacture of linoleum, paint, varnish, etc.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vernicia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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