Aleurites fordii


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Noun1.Aleurites fordii - Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oilAleurites fordii - Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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In nature, the CLnA isomers are also found in plant seeds, such as bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), catalpa (Catalpa ovata), Chinese cucumber (Trichosanthes kirilowii), jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), marigold (Calendula officinalis), and tung (Aleurites fordii) (Koba, Belury, & Sugano, 2007).
Amaral e Alcalay (1997) indicaram que o teste de tetrazolio e uma alternativa rapida e precisa para a avaliacao da qualidade fisiologica de sementes das especies florestais Aleurites fordii (tungue), Cedrela fissihs (cedro), Jacaranda micrantha (caroba), Luehea divaricata (acoita-cavalo), e Hovenia dulcis (uvado-Japao).
Development of Pachycoris torridus (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) on Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae), Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae) and Aleurites fordii (Euphorbiaceae).