Characteristics
Dicots
Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.)Airy-Shaw
TUNGOIL TREE
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A revision placed this species in Vernicia, which is characterized by a lack of stellate hairs, stamens 7-14, and capsules (whereas Aleurites has stellate hairs, 17-32 stamens, and drupe-like fruits) (Stuppy et al. 1999). Recent DNA work has so far not contradicted this split (Wurdack et al. 2005).
Not Native
FISC(II)
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Classification
Citation
VERNICIA FORDII (Hemsley) Airy-Shaw, Kew Bull. 20: 394. 1966.
Aleurites fordii Hemsley 1906.
CHINA: Hupeh: Ichang, s.d., Henry 878 (lectotype: K). Lectotypified by Radcliffe-Smith, Kew Bull. 28: 296. 1973.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Bay
FSU
Calhoun
USF
Citrus
USF
Escambia
USF
Franklin
USF
Gadsden
FSU
Hamilton
PIHG
Holmes
FSU
Jackson
FSU
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Aleurites fordii
Aleurites fordii Hemsley, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 120. Jun 1906.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Calhoun, Citrus, Escambia, Franklin, Hancock, Marion, Okaloosa, Pearl River, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Washington Par.
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2006
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