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Japan wood oil tree (Vernicia cordata)

Description

Vernicia cordata is a turmeric plant first described by Carl Peter Thunberg and became known as Airy Shaw. Vernicia cordata is included in the genus Vernicia and the family of turmeric plants No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Euphorbiaceae

              • Genus: Vernicia