Japanese tung-oil-tree vs falso-castanheiro

Vernicia cordata compared with Vernicia montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese tung-oil-tree	falso-castanheiro
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Vernicia	Vernicia
Species	Vernicia cordata	Vernicia montana

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese tung-oil-tree and falso-castanheiro share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vernicia.

Conservation Status

Japanese tung-oil-tree

LC — Least Concern

falso-castanheiro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese tung-oil-tree	falso-castanheiro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese tung-oil-tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, India, Japan, and Sao Tome and Principe.

falso-castanheiro

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Congo (DRC), South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇮🇳 India