Tung oil is a drying oil that is used to treat wood products. It is used in paints and varnish. Tung oil is not edible.
Names
Scientific
Vernicia fordii
Synonym
Aleurites fordii
English
China wood oil
Tung nut
Tung oil
Tung tree
Dutch
Chinese houtolie
Tungolie
Tungolie-boom
Spanish
Tung
German
Holzölbaum
Tungbaum
Tungölbaum
Taxonomy
Genus
Vernicia
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Order
Malpighiales