Vernicia fordii (
tung tree; syn.
Aleurites fordii) is a species of
Vernicia in the
spurge family, native to southern
China,
Burma, and northern
Vietnam. Other vernacular names include tung oil tree, tung-oil tree, tungoil tree, China wood-oil tree, kalo nut tree, 油桐 (lit. oil tung) being the formal name in Chinese.