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Sapium sebiferum
Vegetable tallow
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Latin Name: Sapium sebiferum
Synonyms: Croton sebiferus. Stillingia sebifera.
Common Name: Vegetable tallow
Family: Euphorbiaceae(Click to Search)
Author: (L.)Roxb.
Known Hazards: The sap is poisonous[200].
Habitat: Found wild in the foothills around Dehra Dun[146].
Mature Height: 9
Mature Width: 5
Habit: Tree
Flowers and Foliage:
- This plant variety is deciduous, ie it looses its leaves each year.
- The flowers are classified as monoecious.
- There have been no direct recordings of this plant providing food, shelter etc for native wildlife.
- The following areas are considered to be this plants natural range: E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas..
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