Vernicia Lour.

1 species naturalized Aust.; Qld, NSW

*Vernicia fordii (Hemsley) Airy Shaw

Tree 3–9 m high. Leaves spirally arranged, ovate to broad-ovate, 15–20 cm long, c. 18 cm wide, acuminate, sometimes cordate. Flowers monoecious in terminal panicles. Male flowers: petals pink; disc prominently lobed; stamens indefinite in number. Female flowers similar but gland less lobed; styles deeply 2-fid. Fruit ± fleshy, c. 2 cm diam. Naturalized at Central Colo. Introd. from Asia. Tung Oil Tree