About Triadica cochinchinensis Lour.
Triadica cochinchinensis Lour. is a flowering plant species that belongs to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is commonly known as the mountain tallow tree. Along with the seeds of Triadica sebifera, its seeds are the source of stillingia oil, a drying oil used in paints and varnishes. The fatty coat found on its seeds is called stillingia tallow, which is the origin of its common name. Both this species and Triadica sebifera were formerly classified in the genus Stillingia, under the names Stillingia discolor and Stillingia sebifera respectively — this former classification is where the names of stillingia oil and stillingia tallow come from. Before 1950, this tree was reclassified into the genus Sapium, under the name Sapium discolor. Around 2002, it was reclassified again into the genus Triadica, receiving its current accepted name. This species is native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, South-Central China, Southeast China, the Himalaya, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
