Sapium

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Sapium
Sapium sebiferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Euphorbioideae Tribe: Hippomaneae Subtribe: Hippomaninae Genus: Sapium Jacq
Species
Sapium aucuparium Sapium bolivianum Sapium glandulatum Sapium haematospermum Sapium jamaicense Sapium japonicum Sapium laurocerasum Sapium longifolium Sapium montevidense Sapium sebiferum - Chinese tallow Sapium sellowianum et al.

Sapium is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, comprising about 125 species. The genus is native to the Tropics, especially the Neotropics. These species have been historically cultivated as a seed-oil crop for soap production and other tallow product, hence the name Sapium.

[edit] Synonyms

• Carumbium Kurz
• Gymnobothrys Wall. ex Baill.
• Sapiopsis Müll.Arg.
• Seborium Raf.
• Shirakiopsis Esser
• Stillingfleetia Bojer
• Taeniosapium Müll.Arg.