''Triadica cochinchinensis'' is a species of tree known as the mountain tallow tree. The seeds (as well as from those of ''

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 cochinchine ...

'') are the sources of

stillingia oil Stillingia oil is an oil extracted (by solvents) from the seeds of plants of the ''Triadica'' genus such as ''Triadica sebifera'' (Chinese tallow tree) and ''Triadica cochinchinensis'' (Mountain tallow tree). It is a drying oil used in paints and ...

, a

drying oil A drying oil is an oil that hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air, at room temperature. The oil hardens through a chemical reaction in which the components crosslink (and hence, polymerize) by the action of oxygen (not ...

used in paints and varnishes. The fatty coat of the seeds is known as

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 makin ...

, hence its common name. The two species were formerly classified in the genus ''

Stillingia ''Stillingia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described for modern science as a genus in 1767. The genus is native to Latin America, the southern United States, and various islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Toothleaf ...

'', 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 ''Sapium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across most of Latin America and the West Indies. Many Old World species were formerly included in the genus, but recent authors have redistributed all the ...

'' 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'' * ''Sapium eugeniaefolium'' * ''Sapium laui''

References

Hippomaneae {{Euphorbiaceae-stub