Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Triadica sebifera (L.) Small
Common name : Chicken Tree, Chinese tallow tree, Florida aspen, Gray Popcorn Tree
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : Naturalised in some parts of India.
Key identification features : Leaves broadly rhombic-ovate or suborbicular
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : China, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Central and South China to Vietnam and Temperate East Asia and Alabama, Arkansas, Bhutan, California, Cuba, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, India, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 217; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 813