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Vernicia fordii (usually known as the tung tree (Chinese: 桐, tóng) and also as the tung-oil or tungoil tree , the kalo nut tree, and the China wood-oil tree) is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. [2] [3] It is native to southern China, Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. [4]
tung tree Euphorbiaceae: It is poisonous in all of its parts, including the fruit and the seeds, although some parts of the tree have been used for medicinal purposes in the past. According to one university website, just one seed from the fruit can be fatal, and other symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea, and slowed breathing.
Euphorbia poissonii, [1] also known as Euphorbia poissoni [2] and, incorrectly, as Euphorbia poisoni, is a highly irritant and toxic succulent member of the large and varied spurge family of plants. [3]
Euphorbiaceae: spurge family; Aleurites: aleurites trees; Aleurites fordii: tung tree Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Aleurites moluccanus: candlenut Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Drypetes: drypetes trees; Drypetes diversifolia: milkbark Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Drypetes lateriflora: Guiana plum Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia ...
Reutealis is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae.The single species, Reutealis trisperma is also known as Philippine tung.Reutealis trisperma is endemic to the Philippines and used as a timber species, although the IUCN has classified it with the conservation status 'Vulnerable'.
Euphorbia maculata, like much of the Euphorbiaceae is considered toxic. Its effects may include mild skin irritation, which is amplified when exposed to the sun, irritation to the stomach, and vomiting as well as being generally considered a carcinogen. [ 14 ]
Euphorbia virosa, the Gifboom or poison tree, is a plant of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It has a short main stem, usually twisted, from which 5–10 cm branches emerge. These leafless branches have 5 to 8 edges. Paired thorns grow in regularly spaced intervals from the edges. [1]
As with all Euphorbiaceae species, when broken or cut, the tissue of Euphorbia caducifolia bleeds a profuse white, latex-like, phorbol-containing sap (among other alkaloids) which may be particularly painful if contact is made with mucous membranes—such as in the eyes, mouth or nose, or if it drips into a fresh cut. If sap dries on one's bare ...