Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Triadica sebifera |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | euphorb; spurge; spurges |
| Genus common name(s) | tallowtree |
| Species common name(s) | Chinese tallowtree; Chinese tallow-tree; Chinese tallow tree; Chinese tallow; Chinese vegetable tallow; Chinese vegetable tallow-tree; Chinese vegetable-tallow tree; Chinese vegetable tallow tree; popcorn tree; Florida aspen; white wax berry |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tallow tree, vegetable tallow, vegetable tallow tree, Chinese soap tree, soap tree, candleberry tree, chicken tree are applied to taxa in multiple familes |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. |
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