Aleurites cordata Japan wood-oil tree (Euphorbiaceae) Evergreen tree

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Aleurites cordata
Japan wood-oil tree
Evergreen tree
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The Aleurites cordata plant species is found in E. Asia - China. It is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japan wood-oil tree.

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Latin Name:  Aleurites cordata
Common Name:  Japan wood-oil tree
Family:  Euphorbiaceae
Author:  (Thunb.)R.Br.

Known Hazards:  The oil from the seed is poisonous[65].

Mature Height:  7   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Rocky places to 1000 metres in W. China[109].

Cultivation Notes: Easily grown in a loamy soil but plants are unable to withstand much frost[1]. Requires a lime-free soil[200]. Plants are not hardy outdoors in Britain[200]. There is some confusion over the name of this species, it is included by some authorities as a synonym of A. fordii (qv), though this synonymy might refer to A. cordata. Muell-Arg[109]. A. cordata.(A.Juss.)Steud. is a synonym of A. montana. (Lour.)Wilson. a tree that is native to S.W. China[171].

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