<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Croton sebiferum L . Sapium sebiferum (L .) Roxb . </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Croton sebiferum L . Sapium sebiferum (L .) Roxb . </P> <P> Triadica sebifera, also known as Sapium sebiferum, is commonly known as the Chinese tallow, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, chicken tree, gray popcorn tree, and candleberry tree . The tree is native to eastern Asia, and is most commonly associated with eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan . In these regions, the waxy coating of the seeds is used for candle and soap making, and the leaves are used as herbal medicine to treat boils . The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species of plant . The specific epithets sebifera and sebiferum mean "wax - bearing" and refer to the vegetable tallow that coats the seeds . </P> <P> It is useful in the production of biodiesel because it is the third most productive vegetable oil producing crop in the world, after algae and oil palm . This species is documented as a noxious invader in the southern U.S. </P>

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