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Stillingia Tallow
Stillingia tallow or Chinese vegetable tallow is a fatty substance extracted from the coat of the seeds of ''Triadica sebifera'' (Chinese tallow tree) or ''Triadica cochinchinensis'' (Mountain tallow tree). It has traditionally been used for making candles. This product must be distinguished from stillingia oil, that is extracted from the seeds of those trees. The name of the substance was given when the two plants were classified in the genus ''Stillingia'', with binomial names "''Stillingia sebifera''" and "''Stillingia discolor''". Sometime prior to 1950 the species were reclassified in the genus ''Sapium'', and articles from the 1950s still use the names "''Sapium sebiferum''" and "''Sapium discolor''" However, since about 2002 the plants have been reclassified again in the genus ''Triadica'', and the second one had its species name changed to "''cochinchinensis''". The fruit of ''T. sebifera'' has a characteristic trilobed shape and contains three seeds surrounded by a fibro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triadica Sebifera
''Triadica sebifera'' is a tree native to eastern China. It is commonly called Chinese tallow, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, chicken tree, gray popcorn tree, or candleberry tree. The seeds (as well as from those of ''Triadica cochinchinensis'') are the sources of stillingia oil, a drying oil used in paints and varnishes. The fatty coat of the seeds, used for candle and soap making, is known as stillingia tallow; hence its common name. It is relevant to biodiesel production because it is the third most productive vegetable oil producing crop in the world, after algae and oil palm. The leaves are used as herbal medicine to treat boils. The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species of plants. The species is classified as a noxious invader in the southern U.S. This species and ''T. cochinchinensis'' were formerly classified in the genus ''Stillingia'', as ''Stillingia sebifera'' and ''Stillingia discolor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triadica Cochinchinensis
''Triadica cochinchinensis'' is a species of tree known as the mountain tallow tree. The seeds (as well as from those of ''Triadica sebifera'') are the sources of stillingia oil, a drying oil used in paints and varnishes. The fatty coat of the seeds is known as stillingia tallow, hence its common name. The two species were formerly classified in the genus ''Stillingia'', as ''Stillingia discolor'' and ''Stillingia sebifera'' (hence the name of the oil and tallow). At some time before 1950, this tree was reclassified into the genus ''Sapium'' as ''Sapium discolor''. In 2002 or so it was reclassified again into the genus ''Triadica'' with its present name. Synonyms The following synonyms and former names have been listed for ''Triadica cochinchinensis'': * ''Excoecaria loureiroana'' * ''Sapium cochinchinense'' * ''Shirakia cochinchinensis'' * ''Stillingia discolor'' * ''Sapium discolor'' * ''Excoecaria discolor'' * ''Stillingia ? lanceolaria'' * ''Excoecaria ? lanceolaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |