1 Introduction
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Genus
Species
Function
Distribution
Theaceae
Camellia oleifera Abel
Camellia oleifera Abel
is an important
industrial raw material.
It is a raw material for
soap, petroleum jelly,
mechanical lubricating
oil and mechanical
anti-rust oil
It is 18°28 –34°34
north latitude and
100°0 –122°0 east
longitude. It is mainly
distributed in 16
provinces and regions
such as Fujian,
Guangdong, Guangxi
and Hunan in China
Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas L
Jatropha curcas L is
China’s key
development of green
energy tree species. It
can extract sulfur-free,
non-polluting biodiesel
and be used to produce
plant protein,
bio-pesticide and other
chemical products
It is native to the tropics
of the Americas, later
introduced to Southeast
Asian countries. In
China, it is distributed
in Guangdong,
Guangxi, Sichuan,
Guizhou, Yunnan and
other provinces
Ricinus communis L
One of the world’s top
ten oil crops, the seed
oil content is about
50%. Ricinus communis
L is an important
industrial oil, It can be
used as surfactant, fatty
acid glycerin, stabilizer
for polymerization,
polyfoam and elastic
rubber
It is widely distributed
in tropical regions of
the world or cultivated
in tropical to warm
regions. It is the most in
North China and
Northeast China,
followed by Northwest
China and East China
Sapium sebiferum (L.)
Roxb
It is an important
industrial oil tree
species in southern
China. The wax of the
seed is called “wax of
Chinese tallow”, which
can be used to make
“skin oil” for premium
soap, wax paper,
candles and then; the
oil extracted by the
seed is used for paints,
inks and then
It is distributed in south
of the Yellow River in
China, and reaches
Shaanxi and Gansu.
Japan, Vietnam, and
India also have; in
addition, It is also
cultivated in Europe,
America, and Africa
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